Lilium pardalinum
- noun
- Specialized
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lirio pantera
- She planted Lilium pardalinum along the border for its dramatic, spotted flowers.
Examples
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The vibrant blossoms of the Lilium pardalinum attract butterflies to many Californian gardens.
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Many hikers admire the wild Lilium pardalinum during its summer bloom in the mountains.
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The Lilium pardalinum blooms beautifully in the summer.
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Look at that Lilium pardalinum blooming over there!
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Many hikers admire the wild Lilium pardalinum during its summer bloom in the mountains.
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The vibrant blossoms of the Lilium pardalinum attract butterflies to many Californian gardens.
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She planted Lilium pardalinum along the border for its dramatic, spotted flowers.
Synonyms
A plant with orange-red flowers and maroon spots that grows in the western United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
Lilium + pardalinum
This is a Latin binomial (scientific) name: while 'Lilium' marks the genus, the specific epithet 'pardalinum' is not an English lexical item and is not found in the provided dictionary entry, so a B1 learner knowing the constituents would not be able to infer the species-specific meaning. Understanding that it denotes a spotted lily requires botanical or Latin/Greek-root knowledge beyond average learner vocabulary, so the phrase functions as a proper name rather than a compositional expression.
Etymology
Lilium pardalinum gets its name from Lilium, meaning 'lily', and pardalinum, from a word for 'leopard', because the orange-red flowers are covered in dark spots like a leopard's coat, so the name helps you remember it as a spotted lily.
