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ammobium

ammobium

9.9
A small plant from Australia with bright yellow flowers and silvery leaves
  • noun
  • /ˈæməˌbiəm/
  • Specialized
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  • The ammobium in the garden bloomed with clusters of bright yellow flowers.

Examples

  • Botanists often study ammobium for its drought resistance and distinctive foliage.

  • She added an ammobium plant to her collection of Australian natives.

  • The ammobium blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • I saw an ammobium plant at the botanical garden.

  • The ammobium in her garden attracted many bees with its bright yellow flowers.

  • He admired the ammobium for its unique silvery leaves and vibrant blooms.

  • My friend cultivated ammobium as part of her native Australian plant collection.

Compounds

Ammobium alatum
  • Specialized
9.9

A long-lived Australian plant with silvery-white flowers and yellow centers

Surface Forms

ammobium singular
ammobia plural

Etymology

Ammobium comes from Greek parts ammos ('sand') and bion ('life'), so it means a plant that 'lives in sand' and that fits the Australian ammobium, which grows in dry, sandy places and has tough, silvery leaves.