Satureja grandiflora
- noun
- Specialized
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satureja de flores grandes
- The gardener planted Satureja grandiflora to add color and fragrance to the border.
Examples
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Cooks sometimes use Satureja grandiflora leaves to flavor traditional Mediterranean dishes.
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Satureja grandiflora thrives in well-drained soils under full sun.
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I planted Satureja grandiflora in my garden this spring.
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Have you ever tried cooking with Satureja grandiflora?
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Cooks often add Satureja grandiflora to their recipes for its fragrant leaves.
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In southern Europe, Satureja grandiflora is known for attracting pollinators to gardens.
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The herbal tea made with Satureja grandiflora has a delightful aroma.
Synonyms
A plant with a pleasant smell and large pink flowers that grows in southern Europe and western Asia
An herb with large pink flowers and a mild minty smell
An herb that smells nice and has large pink flowers often grown in gardens or used for tea
Surface Forms
Morphology
The binomial name is compositional: 'Satureja' identifies the herb genus and 'grandiflora' literally means 'large-flowered', so the overall meaning (a Satureja species with large flowers) is directly derivable from the parts. Botanical naming conventions are regular and cross-linguistically recognizable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Satureja grandiflora comes from old Latin words: Satureja is the group of savory herbs and grandiflora means 'large flower'. So the name creates a clear picture, a fragrant cooking herb with big pink flowers, which helps you remember the plant.
