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Lamium album

Lamium album

9.9
A European plant in the mint family with white flowers like nettles but without stinging hairs
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : lamio blanco
  • Lamium album, a mint family member known in England as white dead-nettle, routinely flowers throughout the winter in England.

Examples

  • The garden was filled with Lamium album, which bloomed beautifully with its white flowers.

  • Many gardeners appreciate Lamium album for its ability to thrive in shady areas.

  • In spring, the Lamium album adds a lovely touch of white to the landscape.

Synonyms

white dead nettle
vsLamium album
  • UK
8.8

A European plant from the mint family with white flowers that looks like stinging nettles but does not sting

is the scientific Latin name used instead of the common name
dead nettle
vsLamium album
8.8

A small plant with leaves like stinging nettles that does not sting when touched, often in gardens

is a single species within that genus and not the whole group

Surface Forms

Lamium album singular
Lamium albums plural

Morphology

Lamium + album

This is a Latin binomial combining the genus name Lamium with the epithet album (Latin for 'white'), so the sense 'white Lamium / white dead-nettle' is compositional if a learner recognises the botanical naming convention and the Latin adjective. However, a typical B1 learner will not know the Latin epithet 'album' (and the provided dictionary entry is missing), so the meaning is not fully predictable for most learners without exposure to botanical Latin. Because the composition is logically derivable but requires specialized knowledge, it is best classified as semi-transparent.

Etymology

Lamium album is a Latin plant name: Lamium is an old name for dead-nettle plants and album means 'white'. The plant looks like a stinging nettle but has no sting, so the name reminds you it is the white 'dead-nettle'.