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stemless hymenoxys

stemless hymenoxys

9.9
A low plant that lives many years with a clump of leaves and single yellow flowers on short stalks
  • noun
  • /ˈstɛm.ləs haɪ.məˈnɒk.sɪs/
  • US
translation icon : himenoquis sin tallo
  • The stemless hymenoxys blooms every spring on the dry hillsides of Colorado.

Examples

  • Botanists are studying how the stemless hymenoxys adapts to arid conditions.

  • We spotted a patch of stemless hymenoxys growing among the prairie grasses.

  • The stemless hymenoxys blooms beautifully in the summer.

  • Have you seen a stemless hymenoxys before?

  • The stemless hymenoxys blooms every spring on the dry hillsides of Colorado.

  • We spotted a patch of stemless hymenoxys growing among the prairie grasses.

  • Botanists are studying how the stemless hymenoxys adapts to arid conditions.

Synonyms

Hymenoxys acaulis
vsstemless hymenoxys
  • Specialized
9.9

A perennial plant with a base of green leaves and short leafless stems each with one yellow flower

is identical in description but differs only by its name
Tetraneuris acaulis
vsstemless hymenoxys
  • Specialized
9.9

A low plant that grows in dry rocky places in west-central North America and has short stalks with yellow flowers

is identical in description but differs only in its naming

Surface Forms

stemless hymenoxys singular
stemless hymenoxyses plural

Morphology

stemless + hymenoxys

Given knowledge of the constituents, the meaning is directly compositional: 'stemless' = without a stem and 'hymenoxys' (a plant name) yields a hymenoxys plant that lacks stems. The adjective+noun botanically descriptive pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Stemless hymenoxys gets its name from how the plant looks: stemless says the flower has 'no long stem' and the bright yellow head sits on a short, leafless stalk above a small tuft of leaves. That's why the name means a low-growing plant with a single yellow flower close to the ground.