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blue-fruited

blue-fruited

7.2
A plant that has blue fruit
  • adjective
translation icon : de frutos azules
  • They planted a blue-fruited bush next to the red-berried hedge.

Examples

  • The blue-fruited shrubs in the garden attract many species of birds.

  • Several blue-fruited varieties thrive in temperate climates.

  • The blue-fruited plant thrives in sunny areas.

  • Is this blue-fruited shrub native to this region?

  • The blue-fruited shrubs in the garden attract many species of birds.

  • Several blue-fruited varieties thrive in temperate climates.

  • The blue-fruited plant thrives in sunny areas.

Surface Forms

blue-fruited positive

Morphology

blue-fruited = blue + fruited (transparent) = blue + fruit + ed

The adjective is formed by straightforward compounding of 'blue' and 'fruited' (itself 'fruit' + '-ed'), both elements keep their ordinary meanings.

Etymology

The word blue-fruited comes from the simple parts blue and fruited, where blue means the color and fruited means 'having fruit'. Think of a blueberry, a plant that actually bears blue fruit, so blue-fruited describes a plant that has 'blue-colored fruit'.