Definitions
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- adjective
Bunge (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Bunge's ..."
Etymologies
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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Bunge.
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Examples
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Dominant plants of the steppe include grasses and forbs such as Stipa bungeana, Pennisetum flaccidum, Aristida triesta, Orinus thoroldii, Artemisia webbiana, and Trikeraia hookeri.
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Replacing them are an interesting collection of specimen trees, including Sargent's weeping hemlock (Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula'); weeping larch (Larix decidua 'Pendula'); lacebark pine (Pinus bungeana); and umbrella pine (P. pinea).
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