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Idria columnaris

Idria columnaris

9.9
A tall plant with long upright stems and creamy yellow flowers that smell like honey
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The creamy yellow flowers of Idria columnaris are famous for their sweet, honey-like scent.

Examples

  • The distinctive Idria columnaris stands tall in the Baja California desert.

  • The Idria columnaris is often used in landscaping.

  • Botanists were amazed by the size and unique structure of Idria columnaris.

  • Have you ever seen an Idria columnaris in bloom?

  • The creamy yellow flowers of Idria columnaris are famous for their sweet, honey-like scent.

  • The distinctive Idria columnaris stands tall in the Baja California desert.

  • Have you ever seen an Idria columnaris in bloom?

Synonyms

boojum tree
vsIdria columnaris
  • US
1 9.9

A tall desert tree with a thick trunk, spines and creamy yellow flowers

is the species name used across Mexico and southwestern California
cirio
vsIdria columnaris
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall desert tree with creamy yellow flowers that smell like honey

is the scientific species name rather than the everyday name
Fouquieria columnaris
vsIdria columnaris
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall column-shaped plant from Mexico with creamy yellow flowers that smell like honey

is the species label used specifically for this plant

Surface Forms

Idria columnaris singular
Idria columnarises plural

Morphology

Idria + columnaris

This is a Latin binomial (scientific species name) whose parts are not English lexical items in the provided data; a B1 learner who ‘knows’ the constituent tokens as words would still not be able to derive the botanical meaning. Taxonomic names encode classification rather than compositional, transparent meaning in ordinary English, so the species identity and attributes are not predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Idria columnaris may come from the Latin word columnaris, meaning 'column-like'. The image of tall, straight stems like a column or candle helps explain why this species is a tall candlewood with creamy, honey-scented flowers.