Araujia Sericofera (Noun)
Meaning
Robust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap nocturnal moths and hold them until dawn.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The araujia sericofera plant was prized for its delicate beauty and clever pollination mechanism.
- Native to the Americas, the araujia sericofera can grow in various habitats.
- Experts considered the araujia sericofera one of the rare examples of cleistogamous flowers in its region.
- People should take extra caution not to startle or accidentally kill trapped moths within an araujia sericofera at night.
- Entomologists specifically interested in the Sphingidae moth family eagerly await observing moths with the araujia sericofera flowers during morning release.