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Viola tricolor hortensis

Viola tricolor hortensis

9.3
A small garden flower with soft, colorful, velvety petals
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Viola tricolor hortensis added a splash of vivid color to the spring garden.

Examples

  • She arranged a bouquet featuring several Viola tricolor hortensis blossoms for the centerpiece.

  • The Viola tricolor hortensis blooms beautifully in spring.

  • Many gardeners enjoy cultivating Viola tricolor hortensis for its lovely, velvety petals.

  • I planted several Viola tricolor hortensises in my garden.

  • Many gardeners enjoy cultivating Viola tricolor hortensis for its lovely, velvety petals.

  • The Viola tricolor hortensis added a splash of vivid color to the spring garden.

  • She arranged a bouquet featuring several Viola tricolor hortensis blossoms for the centerpiece.

Synonyms

pansy
vsViola tricolor hortensis
2 2.6

A small garden flower with large, round, colorful petals

is a narrower cultivated variety bred chiefly from a wild form

Surface Forms

Viola tricolor hortensis singular

Morphology

Viola + tricolor + hortensis

The components 'Viola' (a genus of flowering plants) and 'tricolor' (three-colored) transparently suggest a three-colored violet, but 'hortensis' is a Latin adjectival element (not defined here) meaning roughly 'of the garden' and is unlikely to be known by a B1 learner. Because one constituent is obscure/Latin and the full botanical name requires specialized knowledge, the meaning is only partially derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Viola tricolor hortensis is easy to picture: Viola means 'violet', tricolor means 'three-coloured', and hortensis means 'from the garden'. It was bred from wild pansies into a soft, velvety, multicolored garden flower, so the name helps you remember this colorful garden plant.