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Nephthytis afzelii

Nephthytis afzelii

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A tropical plant with large leaves shaped like arrows grown for decoration
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Nephthytis afzelii
  • The lush leaves of Nephthytis afzelii make it a popular choice for indoor decoration.

Examples

  • Gardeners often appreciate Nephthytis afzelii for its striking foliage and easy care.

  • The Nephthytis afzelii thrives in warm, humid environments.

  • You can spot Nephthytis afzelii in many botanical gardens across the tropics.

  • Did you see the Nephthytis afzelii in the botanical garden?

  • Gardeners often appreciate Nephthytis afzelii for its striking foliage and easy care.

  • The lush leaves of Nephthytis afzelii make it a popular choice for indoor decoration.

  • You can spot Nephthytis afzelii in many botanical gardens across the tropics.

Surface Forms

Nephthytis afzelii singular
Nephthytis afzelii plural

Morphology

nephthytis + afzelii

This is a Linnaean binomial (genus + species): a learner who knows 'Nephthytis' can transparently infer it refers to a type of that plant, and cross-linguistic taxonomic conventions make the general relation obvious. However, 'afzelii' is a Latinized specific epithet (a proper name) with no ordinary lexical meaning, so the precise sense or distinguishing features cannot be derived from the parts.

Etymology

Nephthytis afzelii may come from two parts: Nephthytis reminds us of the Egyptian goddess Nephthys, so imagine the large leaves as her wings, and afzelii is the last name of a botanist, Afzelius, whom the name honors. So the name gives a simple picture of a showy tropical plant with big, arrow-shaped leaves.