Chinese angelica tree
- noun
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árbol de angélica china
- The Chinese angelica tree is often grown in gardens for its exotic appearance and medicinal uses.
Examples
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Unlike its American cousin, the Chinese angelica tree has softer spines and smoother bark.
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Researchers are studying extracts from the Chinese angelica tree for their potential health benefits.
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Look at that beautiful Chinese angelica tree!
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The Chinese angelica tree is lovely.
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The Chinese angelica tree is often grown in gardens for its exotic appearance and medicinal uses.
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Researchers are studying extracts from the Chinese angelica tree for their potential health benefits.
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Unlike its American cousin, the Chinese angelica tree has softer spines and smoother bark.
Synonyms
A plant from China that grows like a small tree and has softer prickles than its American relative
A plant from China whose root is used in traditional medicine and cooking
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'Chinese' marks origin, 'angelica' names the plant, and 'tree' denotes the plant type, so the meaning 'an angelica tree from China' follows directly from the parts. This is a literal descriptive noun phrase with no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, and similar modifier+noun patterns occur cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Chinese angelica tree may get its name because people in China used the plant for medicine and it looks like the herb called angelica, which people long ago thought had 'healing' powers. That's why the name links Chinese and angelica and tells us it is a tree from China often used for 'medicine' and for gardens.
