Carolina spring beauty
- noun
- /ˌkɛrəˈlinə sprɪŋ ˈbjuːti/
- US
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belleza primaveral de Carolina
- The delicate pink flowers of the Carolina spring beauty brighten up early spring forests.
Examples
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We spotted a patch of Carolina spring beauty blooming along the woodland trail.
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The Carolina spring beauty blooms in early spring.
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Unlike its relative, the Carolina spring beauty typically has broader leaves and more vibrant petals.
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I saw many Carolina spring beauties along the trail.
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The delicate pink flowers of the Carolina spring beauty brighten up early spring forests.
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We spotted a patch of Carolina spring beauty blooming along the woodland trail.
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Unlike its relative, the Carolina spring beauty typically has broader leaves and more vibrant petals.
Synonyms
A small spring wildflower with pink or white flowers that grows in eastern North American woods
A small North American plant with two thick leaves, pink or white flowers, and a small edible underground bulb
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase literally combines 'Carolina' (a place), 'spring' (the season) and 'beauty' (something pleasing), so a learner could plausibly infer it refers to something beautiful associated with spring in Carolina — likely a flower. However, the precise lexicalized meaning (a specific small perennial plant species) is a specialized botanical name that is not fully predictable from the parts, so full comprehension requires prior exposure.
Etymology
Carolina spring beauty probably comes from a simple picture of the plant: Carolina shows the region where it grows and spring beauty describes its small, pretty flowers that open in early spring, so the name means 'a small, pretty spring flower'.
