China fleece vine
- noun
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enredadera de lana de China
- Gardeners prize the China fleece vine for its vigorous growth and fragrant blossoms.
Examples
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Look at how the China fleece vine climbs the trellis!
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The China fleece vine quickly covered their garden fence with green foliage.
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A row of China fleece vine plants lined the walkway, providing shade in the summer.
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The China fleece vine blooms beautifully in the spring.
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A row of China fleece vine plants lined the walkway, providing shade in the summer.
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Gardeners prize the China fleece vine for its vigorous growth and fragrant blossoms.
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The China fleece vine quickly covered their garden fence with green foliage.
Synonyms
A climbing plant that grows quickly and has many small green flowers that smell nice
A fast-growing climbing plant that quickly covers fences and walls
A climbing plant with fragrant greenish flowers often grown for decoration
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is clearly compositional: 'China' signals geographic association/origin, 'fleece' provides a descriptive quality (woolly or fleece-like), and 'vine' names the plant type. Together they transparently denote a climbing plant associated with China that has fleece-like characteristics, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would likely infer the overall meaning.
Etymology
China fleece vine may come from the plant's origin and look: China because it comes from western China, fleece because its flowers and young stems can look 'soft and woolly like sheep's fleece', and vine because it climbs. So the name tells us it is a climbing plant from China with soft, fuzzy parts.
