Common Name | Bottlebrush acropora |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official Trade Name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | United States (contiguous states) |
Locality | |
Ref. | Anonymous, 2007 |
Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st Modifier | morphology |
2nd Modifier | inanimate object |
Remarks | 'bottle', from Old French 'boteille' i.e., 'little barrel'; 'brush', from Vulgar Latin 'bruscia' i.e., 'a bunch of new shoots (used to sweep away dust)'. |