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Parnassia fimbriata

Parnassia fimbriata

9.9
A bog plant with heart-shaped leaves and cream or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Parnassia fimbriata
  • The fringed petals of Parnassia fimbriata distinguish it from other wildflowers in the region.

Examples

  • The Parnassia fimbriata thrives in wet, boggy areas.

  • Botanists often encounter Parnassia fimbriata during fieldwork in alpine bog areas.

  • A cluster of Parnassia fimbriata bloomed in the damp meadow near the stream.

  • Have you seen a Parnassia fimbriata in bloom?

  • A cluster of Parnassia fimbriata bloomed in the damp meadow near the stream.

  • The fringed petals of Parnassia fimbriata distinguish it from other wildflowers in the region.

  • Botanists often encounter Parnassia fimbriata during fieldwork in alpine bog areas.

Synonyms

fringed grass of Parnassus
vsParnassia fimbriata
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant that grows in wet ground with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with fringed edges

means the same but prefers heart-shaped leaves and fringed saucer-shaped flowers

Surface Forms

Parnassia fimbriata singular
Parnassia fimbriatas plural

Morphology

Parnassia + fimbriata

This is a Latin binomial (genus + species epithet) functioning as a taxonomic proper name: while 'Parnassia' signals a genus of wetland herbs, 'fimbriata' is a Latin epithet not given in the dictionary and not a familiar English word. Because one constituent is not transparent English and species names behave like proper nouns requiring specialist or Latin knowledge, a typical B1 learner who only knows the listed constituents would not reliably derive the full meaning.

Etymology

Parnassia fimbriata may come from two parts: Parnassia refers to Mount Parnassus, a place of beauty in old Greek stories, and fimbriata is Latin for 'fringed', pointing to its fringed white petals. That's why the name fits a pretty mountain meadow flower with 'fringed' petals.