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bloodwort family

bloodwort family

9.9
A group of flowering plants that includes species called bloodwort
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia de sangre de grado
  • Flowers in the bloodwort family are often grown in gardens for their striking appearance.

Examples

  • The bloodwort family contains several species with medicinal properties.

  • Botanists debate the classification of plants within the bloodwort family and the related Liliaceae.

  • The bloodwort family includes various flowering plants.

  • Did you know the bloodwort family has many unique species?

  • Flowers in the bloodwort family are often grown in gardens for their striking appearance.

  • The bloodwort family contains several species with medicinal properties.

  • Botanists debate the classification of plants within the bloodwort family.

Synonyms

Haemodoraceae
vsbloodwort family
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of flowering plants often with red roots and stems

is the common or everyday name for the same plant family

Surface Forms

bloodwort family singular
bloodwort families plural

Morphology

bloodwort + family

The meaning is directly compositional: 'bloodwort' names a plant and 'family' denotes the taxonomic group containing related species, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer this refers to the plant family that includes bloodwort. This noun + family construction is common and cross-linguistically transparent, making the MWE immediately understandable from its parts.

Etymology

Bloodwort family may come from the plant bloodwort, where wort is an old word for 'plant' and 'blood' points to the plant's red sap or to how people once 'used it to treat bleeding'. So, the name means a group of plants related to that blood-red herb.