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Rubus phoenicolasius

Rubus phoenicolasius

9.9
A small bush from China and Japan with bright red sour berries
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : frambuesa vino
  • Some gardeners grow Rubus phoenicolasius both for its attractive flowers and its tart berries.

Examples

  • The garden featured a thriving Rubus phoenicolasius along the fence, admired for its bright red fruit.

  • Botanists in the region are studying Rubus phoenicolasius for its potential as an ornamental shrub.

  • The Rubus phoenicolasius plant is often used in gardens.

  • I have planted several Rubus phoenicolasius bushes in my backyard.

  • Some gardeners grow Rubus phoenicolasius both for its attractive flowers and its tart berries.

  • The garden featured a thriving Rubus phoenicolasius along the fence, admired for its bright red fruit.

  • Botanists in the region are studying Rubus phoenicolasius for its potential as an ornamental shrub.

Synonyms

wineberry
vsRubus phoenicolasius
  • US
8.4

A small bush with red berries like raspberries that people eat or make into jam

is grown mainly for ornament and small acidic fruit rather than culinary use

Surface Forms

Rubus phoenicolasius singular
Rubus phoenicolasiuses plural

Morphology

Rubus + phoenicolasius

This is a scientific Latin binomial: 'Rubus' signals a taxonomic genus but the species epithet 'phoenicolasius' is not a transparent English word and carries no obvious meaning for a B1 learner. Scientific names function as arbitrary labels requiring specialized botanical knowledge, so the overall meaning cannot be derived from the constituent parts.

Etymology

Rubus phoenicolasius comes from two old words: Rubus means a 'bramble' or 'raspberry', and phoenicolasius suggests 'red' and 'hairy', a picture of its bright red berries and sticky, hairy stems. That's why the name fits this small, tart raspberry often grown for its looks and fruit.