Soleirolia soleirolii
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Soleirolia soleirolii
- The delicate foliage of Soleirolia soleirolii makes it a popular choice for terrariums and indoor gardens.
Examples
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I planted Soleirolia soleirolii around the edges of the patio for a lush, green border.
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Gardeners often use Soleirolia soleirolii as ground cover due to its fast-growing, moss-like appearance.
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The Soleirolia soleirolii is often used as a ground cover in gardens.
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Have you seen the Soleirolia soleirolii in Jane's garden?
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Gardeners often use Soleirolia soleirolii as ground cover due to its fast-growing, moss-like appearance.
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The delicate foliage of Soleirolia soleirolii makes it a popular choice for terrariums and indoor gardens.
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I planted Soleirolia soleirolii around the edges of the patio for a lush, green border.
Synonyms
A small plant with many tiny round leaves that grows like a green carpet, often kept indoors
A small creeping plant with moss-like round leaves used as ground cover or a houseplant
A small creeping plant with many tiny round leaves used as a houseplant or ground cover
A small plant with tiny leaves that spreads across the ground to make a green mat
Surface Forms
Morphology
Soleirolia + soleirolii
This is a Latin binomial scientific name composed of proper-name elements rather than compositional English words; knowing the constituents (one of which is undefined here) does not let a B1 learner derive the meaning 'a creeping perennial plant / baby's tears'. Species names function as arbitrary labels, not semantically transparent combinations, so the plant sense cannot be predicted from the parts.
Etymology
Soleirolia soleirolii is named for a French plant collector called Soleirol, who sent the tiny plant from Corsica to early plant scientists, and naming a plant after a person was a common way to honour them. Its very small, round leaves look like drops, so gardeners also call it 'baby's tears', which helps you remember this moss-like ground cover.
