blue-eyed African daisy

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A bushy plant that lives for many years and has white or violet flowers with blue centers

noun

: margarita de ojos azules

The blue-eyed African daisy blooms beautifully in spring.

Examples

Many gardeners love the blue-eyed African daisies for their vibrant colors.
In the spring, the hills were covered with blooming blue-eyed African daisies.
Gardeners often choose the blue-eyed African daisy for its resilience and striking appearance.
In the spring, the hills were covered with blooming blue-eyed African daisies.
The blue-eyed African daisy is prized for its vibrant, colorful display in gardens.
Gardeners often choose the blue-eyed African daisy for its resilience and striking appearance.
The blue-eyed African daisy is prized for its vibrant, colorful display in gardens.

Synonyms

Arctotis stoechadifolia

vsblue-eyed African daisy

Specialized

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A bushy plant from South Africa with white or violet flowers that grows in dry places

emphasizes that the flowers have distinctive blue centers

Arctotis venusta

vsblue-eyed African daisy

Specialized

9.9

A bushy plant from South Africa with white or violet daisy-like flowers

focuses on the flowers having distinctive blue centers

Surface Forms

blue-eyed African daisy singular

blue-eyed African daisies plural

Morphology

blue-eyed + African + daisy

This noun phrase is fully compositional: 'blue-eyed' (having blue-coloured eyes or centres) + 'African' (from Africa) + 'daisy' (a kind of flower) directly describes a type of daisy with blue centers native to Africa. Although 'blue-eyed' is more often used for people, the adjectival extension to a flower is predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the parts can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Blue-eyed African daisy comes from how the flower looks and where it grows. The word daisy tells you it is a small round flower, the centre looks like a little blue eye and the plant is African, or 'from Africa', so the name helps gardeners remember this pretty garden flower.