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Hemerocallis flava

Hemerocallis flava

9.9
A yellow daylily often grown in gardens
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Hemerocallis flava
  • Many gardeners plant Hemerocallis flava to add bright yellow blooms to their flower beds.

Examples

  • The Hemerocallis flava blooms open in the morning and wither by nightfall.

  • I planted several Hemerocallis flava in my backyard.

  • Botanists admire Hemerocallis flava for its resilience and striking color.

  • The garden was filled with beautiful Hemerocallis flava.

  • Many gardeners plant Hemerocallis flava to add bright yellow blooms to their flower beds.

  • Botanists admire Hemerocallis flava for its resilience and striking color.

  • I planted several Hemerocallis flava in my backyard.

Surface Forms

Hemerocallis flava singular
Hemerocallis flavas plural

Morphology

Hemerocallis + flava

This is a Latin binomial (genus + species epithet) so the form is compositional: Hemerocallis identifies a daylily and the epithet typically describes a trait (here 'flava' denotes yellow). However, 'flava' is not an English word (no dictionary gloss provided) and B1 learners who know only the listed English constituents would likely not infer the color without prior exposure to botanical/Latin epithets, so the transparency is partial.

Etymology

Hemerocallis flava comes from Greek words meaning 'day' and 'beauty' for Hemerocallis, and the Latin flava means 'yellow'. So the name gives a clear picture: a 'day-beauty' yellow flower that opens in the morning and closes by night, which is why it names this yellow day lily.