rhodanthe

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A small Australian plant with pink, daisy-like flowers that keep their color after picking

noun

Australian

: rhodanthe

Rhodanthe is prized by florists for its long-lasting color even after picking.

Examples

She dried the rhodanthe flowers to use in a decorative bouquet.
The garden was filled with blooming rhodanthe during the spring festival.
The rhodanthe blooms beautifully in spring.
Many gardeners love the rhodanthe for its vibrant colors.
The garden was filled with blooming rhodanthe during the spring festival.
Many gardeners love the rhodanthe for its vibrant colors.
She dried the rhodanthe flowers to use in a decorative bouquet.

Synonyms

Rhodanthe manglesii

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Australian

9.9

A small Australian plant that lives one year and has light pink flowers that hang down

refers more generally to the genus rather than one species

Helipterum manglesii

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Specialized

9.9

A small Australian plant that lives for one year with soft pink, long-lasting flower heads

keeps the plant under the more common genus name instead

Swan River everlasting

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Australian

9.9

A small Australian plant that lives for one year with light pink flowers that hang down

is the scientific or formal term rather than the local common name

Compounds

Rhodanthe manglesii

Australian

9.9

A small Australian plant that lives one year and has light pink flowers that hang down

Surface Forms

rhodanthe singular

rhodanthes plural

Morphology

rhodanthe = rhodo + anth

Although the name is historically built from Greek combining forms meaning roughly 'rose' and 'flower', that classical structure is not transparent to an average English learner.

Etymology

Rhodanthe comes from Greek parts rhodo- meaning 'rose' and -anthe meaning 'flower', the same rhodo- you see in rhododendron. So rhodanthe is like a 'rose-flower' name, a handy way to remember it is a light-pink, long-lasting daisy-like flower.