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Saxe-gothea conspicua

Saxe-gothea conspicua

9.9
A small evergreen tree with thin drooping branches that people grow in gardens
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Saxe-gothea conspicua
  • The Saxe-gothea conspicua is prized in gardens for its graceful, weeping branches and evergreen foliage.

Examples

  • The Saxe-gothea conspicua thrives in the cool, moist climate of southern Chile.

  • Many arboretums cultivate Saxe-gothea conspicua as a rare ornamental species.

  • Botanists traveled to Chile to study the natural habitat of Saxe-gothea conspicua.

  • Many gardeners prefer Saxe-gothea conspicua for its unique weeping branches.

  • Many arboretums cultivate Saxe-gothea conspicua as a rare ornamental species.

  • The Saxe-gothea conspicua is prized in gardens for its graceful, weeping branches and evergreen foliage.

  • Many gardeners prefer Saxe-gothea conspicua for its unique weeping branches.

Synonyms

Prince Albert yew
vsSaxe-gothea conspicua
9.5

A small yew tree with hanging branches grown for gardens, native to the mountains of southern Chile

is the same species but called by a different formal name
Prince Albert's yew
vsSaxe-gothea conspicua
9.9

A small decorative yew tree with attractive leaves and partly drooping branches

is the same species but called by a different formal name

Surface Forms

Saxe-gothea conspicua singular
Saxe-gothea conspicuas plural

Morphology

Saxe-gothea + conspicua

This is a scientific binomial (a genus name + Latin specific epithet) rather than a normal English compositional phrase; knowing the parts does not give a B1 learner the botanical sense (evergreen conifer, ornamental yew) because taxonomic names function as proper nouns and require specialist knowledge. Even if 'conspicua' resembles the English 'conspicuous', that resemblance does not reliably convey the biological properties of the species, so the meaning is not derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Saxe-gothea conspicua may come from a place or family called Saxe-gothea and the Latin word conspicua. Conspicua means 'noticeable', so the name paints a clear picture of a 'noticeable' evergreen tree with graceful, weeping branches that people grow in gardens.