bird's eye
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- noun
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ojo de pájaro
- bird's eye maple
Examples
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You really need to take the bird's eye view and realize that all the good things and bad things about the technological revolution are here to stay.
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Depending on how the camera worked, the third person perspective could give you anywhere from an over-the-shoulder view to a bird's eye view, fundamentally altering the landscape of combat.
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The garden was filled with beautiful flowers, including the vibrant bird's eye plant, known for its blue-and-white blooms.
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During our hike, we spotted a bird's eye growing along the trail, its delicate flowers attracting many butterflies.
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The florist arranged a stunning bouquet that featured bird's eye blooms alongside other colorful flowers.
Synonyms
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A small flowering plant with blue or purple flowers that grows in gardens and fields
A small wild plant from Europe and Asia with blue flowers that often covers the ground
A small wild plant with bright blue flowers that grows in grassy places
Surface Forms
Morphology
bird's + eye
As a botanical name ('speedwell'), 'bird's eye' is a lexicalized noun whose referent (a plant) cannot be predicted from knowing 'bird' and 'eye'; there is no straightforward compositional relation that yields 'a plant'. Although 'bird's-eye' can be transparent in senses like 'view from above', the plant name is idiomatic/onomastic and would not be inferable to a B1 learner from the constituents alone.
Etymology
Bird's eye comes from the tiny round flowers that look like a small bird's eye, and so the name is used for the little 'speedwell' plant.