Hydrangea anomala
- noun
- Specialized
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hortensia anomala
- In early summer, Hydrangea anomala produces large, flat clusters of delicate white blooms.
Examples
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The old stone wall was covered in Hydrangea anomala, its creamy flowers standing out against the green leaves.
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Gardeners often choose Hydrangea anomala for shady spots where it can climb fences or trellises.
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The Hydrangea anomala blooms beautifully in the summer.
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Many gardeners love Hydrangea anomala for its stunning flowers.
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Gardeners often choose Hydrangea anomala for shady spots where it can climb fences or trellises.
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In early summer, Hydrangea anomala produces large, flat clusters of delicate white blooms.
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The old stone wall was covered in Hydrangea anomala, its creamy flowers standing out against the green leaves.
Synonyms
A climbing plant with roots on its stems and large white flower clusters
A plant with white flower clusters that climbs walls and fences
Surface Forms
Morphology
Hydrangea + anomala
This is a botanical Latin binomial (genus + species epithet). A learner who knows 'Hydrangea' and the Latin-derived sense of 'anomala' could infer it names a particular kind of hydrangea, but the specific botanical details (deciduous climbing habit, aerial roots, flower clusters) are not predictable from the parts and the epithet is not a common English word, so the relation is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Hydrangea anomala may come from old words hydor and angeion, which mean 'water' and 'jar', because the plant's seed pods look like tiny jars. 'Anomala' means 'different', and this climbing hydrangea grows in a different way by sending roots and climbing walls, so the name hints at both the jar-like pods and the plant's odd way of growing.
