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genus Staphylea

genus Staphylea

9.9
A group of small trees and bushes with attractive flowers and papery fruit
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : género Staphylea
  • The genus Staphylea includes the European bladdernut, which is popular in ornamental gardens.

Examples

  • Members of the genus Staphylea are often cultivated for their attractive flowers.

  • The genus Staphylea includes several species of flowering shrubs.

  • Botanists have recently identified a rare species within the genus Staphylea.

  • Did you know that the genus Staphylea is often called the bladdernut?

  • Members of the genus Staphylea are often cultivated for their attractive flowers.

  • The genus Staphylea includes the European bladdernut, which is popular in ornamental gardens.

  • Botanists have recently identified a rare species within the genus Staphylea.

Synonyms

Staphylea
vsgenus Staphylea
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of small trees and bushes called bladdernuts that grow in mild areas of the Northern Hemisphere

emphasizes showy flowers and papery fruit rather than native range or folk name

Surface Forms

genus Staphylea singular
genera Staphylea plural

Morphology

genus + Staphylea

This is a directly compositional taxonomic phrase: 'genus' denotes a biological rank and 'Staphylea' is the name of that genus, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to the taxonomic group named Staphylea (a group of trees/shrubs). The construction 'genus + name' is a standard, cross-linguistically common pattern in biology and therefore immediately comprehensible to learners who know the parts.

Etymology

The name genus Staphylea may come from the old Greek word staphyle, which means 'a bunch of grapes', because the plant's flowers and papery fruits often hang in small clusters like a bunch. That's why the name fits these small trees and shrubs with showy flowers and papery fruit.