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Veronica arvensis

Veronica arvensis

9.5
A small annual plant with blue flowers that grows in fields and waste places in Europe and North America
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Verónica arvensis
  • The small blue flowers of Veronica arvensis make it easy to identify in spring.

Examples

  • Botanists studied the spread of Veronica arvensis in disturbed, open habitats.

  • Veronica arvensis is often found growing alongside crops in European fields.

  • Look at how Veronica arvensis spreads across the ground!

  • The Veronica arvensis plants were thriving in the sunny spot.

  • Veronica arvensis is commonly seen blooming in neglected areas across Europe and North America.

  • In spring, the distinctive blue flowers of Veronica arvensis attract the attention of many gardeners.

  • Veronica arvensis often grows in patches where the soil has been disturbed.

Synonyms

corn speedwell
vsVeronica arvensis
  • UK
9.6

A small annual plant with tiny blue flowers that grows in open ground like roadsides

is the scientific Latin name rather than the common everyday name

Surface Forms

Veronica arvensis singular
Veronica arvensises plural

Morphology

veronica + arvensis

This is a Latin binomial (genus + specific epithet). The second element 'arvensis' is not an English word and its taxonomic sense ('of the field') is specialized knowledge, so the phrase functions as a fixed scientific name referring to a specific plant rather than a transparent English composition. Even if a learner knows 'veronica' as a plant, the Latin epithet and naming convention make the overall meaning unpredictable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Veronica arvensis mixes the name Veronica with the word arvensis, which means 'from the fields', because this small blue wildflower often grows in crop fields and waste places, so the name tells you where it lives.