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Tulipa armena

Tulipa armena

9.5
A small tulip that blooms early with bright flowers from the Caucasus
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The botanical garden displayed a rare specimen of Tulipa armena in full bloom.

Examples

  • She specializes in cultivating Tulipa armena, which flourish in early spring.

  • Many collectors value Tulipa armena for its vibrant, early-season flowers.

  • The Tulipa armena blooms in early spring.

  • Have you seen the Tulipa armena in my garden?

  • Many collectors value Tulipa armena for its vibrant, early-season flowers.

  • The botanical garden displayed a rare specimen of Tulipa armena in full bloom.

  • She specializes in cultivating Tulipa armena, which flourish in early spring.

Surface Forms

Tulipa armena singular
Tulipa armenas plural

Morphology

Tulipa + armena

The first element 'Tulipa' clearly signals a tulip genus so a learner who knows that will understand this refers to a kind of tulip; the second element 'armena' resembles a geographic/derivative form of 'Armenia', so a learner might infer a regional/species name. However, understanding Latin binomial conventions and exact taxonomic sense is not guaranteed at B1, so the meaning is partly inferable but relies on extra world/genre knowledge.

Etymology

Tulipa armena gets its name from two parts: Tulipa may come from an old Turkish word for 'turban' because the flower can look like a small turban, and armena means 'from Armenia'. So the name tells us it is a tulip species with a turban-like flower that comes from that region.