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Swertia perennia

Swertia perennia

9.9
A plant that lives for many years in damp mountain areas and has dull blue or violet flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Swertia perennia blooms late in the summer, displaying its characteristic dull violet flowers.

Examples

  • We discovered several clusters of Swertia perennia growing along the damp mountain trail.

  • I saw a Swertia perennia while hiking in the mountains.

  • Botanists visited the region to study populations of Swertia perennia in their natural habitat.

  • The Swertia perennia blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • Botanists visited the region to study populations of Swertia perennia in their natural habitat.

  • The Swertia perennia blooms late in the summer, displaying its characteristic dull violet flowers.

  • We discovered several clusters of Swertia perennia growing along the damp mountain trail.

Synonyms

marsh felwort
vsSwertia perennia
  • UK
9.9

A plant that lives many years in wet mountain places with blue or violet flowers

uses the formal Latin species name rather than the common English name

Surface Forms

Swertia perennia singular
Swertia perenniae plural

Morphology

Swertia + perennia

This binomial is compositionally a genus name plus an epithet that indicates lifespan: knowing 'Swertia' (a plant genus) and recognizing 'perennia' as a form of 'perennial' allows a learner to infer 'a perennial Swertia' (a plant that lives for multiple years). Although Latinized and technical, the meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and follows a regular noun+descriptor pattern.

Etymology

Swertia perennia may come from the plant-group name Swertia and the Latin word perennia, which means 'lasting through the years'. So the name gives an easy picture: a small mountain flower that lives for many years and returns to bloom each season in damp places.