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Pericallis cruenta

Pericallis cruenta

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A plant with bright daisy-like flowers often grown in gardens
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Many gardeners appreciate Pericallis cruenta for its dazzling display of colorful flowers each spring.

Examples

  • The botanical garden featured a vibrant bed of Pericallis cruenta in bloom.

  • Hybrid varieties of Pericallis cruenta are popular in ornamental horticulture.

  • Look at the beautiful Pericallis cruenta!

  • The Pericallis cruenta blooms brightly.

  • Many gardeners appreciate Pericallis cruenta for its dazzling display of colorful flowers each spring.

  • Hybrid varieties of Pericallis cruenta are popular in ornamental horticulture.

  • The botanical garden featured a vibrant bed of Pericallis cruenta in bloom.

Synonyms

cineraria
vsPericallis cruenta
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant with bright daisy-like flowers grown to decorate homes or gardens

is the species often grown for specific blue purple red or variegated flowers
Senecio cruentus
vsPericallis cruenta
  • Specialized
9.9

A garden plant with bright, daisy-like flowers

refers to the same cultivated plant using a different scientific name and color set

Surface Forms

Pericallis cruenta singular
Pericallis cruentae plural

Morphology

Pericallis + cruenta

This is a Latin binomial: knowing 'Pericallis' as a genus of flowering plants lets a learner infer that the phrase names a kind of plant, so part of the meaning (it is a plant/species) is transparent. However, the species epithet 'cruenta' has no common English lexical meaning here and the specific information (native to the Canary Islands, widely cultivated for daisy-like flowers) cannot be derived from the parts, so the full sense is not predictable.

Etymology

The plant name Pericallis cruenta comes from old Greek and Latin words. Pericallis joins peri meaning 'around' and kallos meaning 'beauty' to mean 'beautiful all around', and cruenta is Latin for 'bloody' or 'red', so the name fits a plant known for its bright, often red, daisy-like flowers.