genus Encelia
- noun
- Specialized
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género Encelia
- The genus Encelia includes several species of drought-tolerant shrubs found in arid regions.
Examples
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Scientists studied the adaptations of plants in the genus Encelia to understand desert ecology.
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The genus Encelia, known for brittlebush, provides important habitat for desert wildlife.
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The genus Encelia includes several species of shrubs.
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Many plants in the genus Encelia thrive in arid conditions.
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The genus Encelia includes several species of drought-tolerant shrubs found in arid regions.
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Scientists studied the adaptations of plants in the genus Encelia to understand desert ecology.
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The genus Encelia, known for brittlebush, provides important habitat for desert wildlife.
Synonyms
A group of small bushes that grow in dry parts of the United States and Mexico with bright yellow flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'genus' names a biological rank and 'Encelia' is the taxonomic name, so the meaning 'the genus called Encelia' is directly derivable from its parts. This noun phrase follows standard cross-linguistic taxonomic naming patterns (rank + name), so a learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Genus Encelia may come from the giant 'Enceladus' in old Greek stories, because early plant scientists often used myth names to give a strong image. These shrubs are called 'brittlebush' because their stems break easily, so today genus Encelia means the group of dry, desert shrubs.
