Definition
A small shade-loving plant with delicate white or pink flowers that form airy, foam-like clusters, common in woodlands.
Etymology
From 'foam' + 'flower', a compound plant name referring to the appearance of the flower's frothy, aerated bloom clusters that resemble sea foam or lather.
Kelly Says
Foamflower demonstrates how common people named wild plants they encountered—by describing what they looked like—whereas botanical scientists would give it a Latin name like 'Tiarella,' showing two completely different naming systems for the same plant.
Translations
ARالعربية
زهرة الرغوة
zahrat ar-rughwa
CACatalà
flor d'espuma
flor də es.ˈpu.mə
CSČeština
penní květ
pe.nːiː kvet
DADansk
skumblomst
skum.blom.st
DEDeutsch
Schaumblume
ʃaʊ̯m.bloː.mə
ELΕλληνικά
ανθός αφρού
an.thos a.fro.u
ESEspañol
flor de espuma
flor de es-pu-ma
FISuomi
vaahtokukka
vaːh.to.ku.kka
FRFrançais
fleur de mousse
fleur də muː.s
HEעברית
פרח קצף
pə.ra.ch kat.sf
HUMagyar
habvirág
hab.vi.raːg
IDBahasa Indonesia
bunga busa
bun.ga boo.sa
ITItaliano
fiore di schiuma
fjoː.re di skjuː.mə
KKKK
буйық гүл
bu.y.yk gül
MSBahasa Melayu
bunga busa
bun.ga boo.sa
MYမြန်မာ
ပေါက်ပေါက်
paʊk paʊk
NLNederlands
schuimbloem
skuːm.bloːm
NONorsk
skumblomst
skum.blom.st
PLPolski
kwiat piany
kwiːat pia.nɨ
PTPortuguês
flor de espuma
flor de es-pu-ma
RORomână
floare de spumă
flo.a.re de spu.mə
RUРусский
пенная роза
pennaya roza
SVSvenska
skumblomma
skum.blom.ma
SWKiswahili
maua ya povu
ma.u.a ya po.vu
TLTL
bulak na bula
bu.lak na bu.la
TRTürkçe
köpük çiçeği
kœp.yük çi.tə.ki
URاردو
فوم پھول
fom phoo.l
VITiếng Việt
hoa bọt
hoa bot
ZUZU
umshayeli
u.m.ʃa.jɛ.li