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Monardella lanceolata

Monardella lanceolata

9.9
A fragrant annual herb with long narrow leaves and clusters of purple flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Monardella lanceolata
  • Gardeners often cultivate Monardella lanceolata for its fragrance and attractive purple blooms.

Examples

  • The hillside was covered with blooming Monardella lanceolata in the early summer.

  • Botanists admire Monardella lanceolata for its aromatic leaves and vibrant flowers.

  • The Monardella lanceolata blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • I planted Monardella lanceolata in my garden this year.

  • Botanists admire Monardella lanceolata for its aromatic leaves and vibrant flowers.

  • Gardeners often cultivate Monardella lanceolata for its fragrance and attractive purple blooms.

  • The hillside was covered with blooming Monardella lanceolata in the early summer.

Synonyms

mustang mint
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  • US
9.9

A fragrant annual herb with long narrow leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers

is the same plant name presented as a scientific or formal term

Surface Forms

Monardella lanceolata singular
Monardella lanceolatas plural

Morphology

Monardella + lanceolata

This binomial name is transparently compositional: Monardella denotes the genus of aromatic herbs and lanceolata (from Latin lanceolate) means 'lance-shaped', so a learner who knows both constituents can infer 'a Monardella species with lance-shaped leaves'. Botanical Latin species names follow a regular, cross-linguistic pattern, making the meaning derivable from the parts rather than idiomatic.

Etymology

Monardella lanceolata is a name made of two parts: Monardella was named after a Spanish doctor called Monardes, and lanceolata means 'spear-shaped', referring to the long, narrow leaves. So the name gives the picture of a small, mint-like plant with fragrant, spear-like leaves and purple flower clusters, which matches what the plant looks like today.