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Trifolium alpinum

Trifolium alpinum

9.9
A low clover plant with fragrant pink flowers that grows in high European mountain meadows
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The fragrance of Trifolium alpinum attracts various pollinators high in the European Alps.

Examples

  • The bright pink flowers of Trifolium alpinum add color to the alpine meadows in summer.

  • Botanists often study Trifolium alpinum for its adaptability to harsh mountain climates.

  • Look at the Trifolium alpinum!

  • The Trifolium alpinum blooms in late spring.

  • The bright pink flowers of Trifolium alpinum add color to the alpine meadows in summer.

  • Botanists often study Trifolium alpinum for its adaptability to harsh mountain climates.

  • The fragrance of Trifolium alpinum attracts various pollinators high in the European Alps.

Synonyms

alpine clover
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  • Specialized
7.2

A small mountain plant with fragrant pink flowers

is a formal scientific species name rather than the common name

Surface Forms

Trifolium alpinum singular
Trifolium alpinums plural

Morphology

Trifolium + alpinum

This is a Latin binomial made of the genus name 'Trifolium' (clover) plus the specific epithet 'alpinum' which corresponds to 'alpine'/'from the mountains'. If a learner knows both constituents, the meaning 'an alpine clover' (a clover species from mountain regions) is directly and compositionally derivable.

Etymology

Trifolium alpinum comes from two Latin words: Trifolium meaning 'three leaves' and alpinum meaning 'from the Alps'. So the name gives a clear image of a three-leaf clover with pink flowers growing in high mountain meadows.