blue bugle
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9.3
- noun
- UK
- The blue bugle blooms beautifully in spring.
Examples
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She planted blue bugle to attract bees and butterflies to her backyard.
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Botanists studied the spread of blue bugle in Mediterranean habitats.
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The garden's border was lined with striking blue bugle in full bloom.
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I saw a blue bugle in my neighbor's garden.
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The garden was filled with vibrant flowers, including blue bugle, which added a splash of color with its striking blossoms.
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In spring, the blue bugle blossoms beautifully along the pathways of the park.
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She decided to plant blue bugle in her garden because of its lovely blue flowers that attract bees.
Synonyms
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9.6
A low evergreen plant that spreads to cover the ground
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9.9
A low, spreading evergreen plant used to cover the ground in gardens
A plant that lives for several years with upright stems and bright blue flowers
A plant that grows upright with bright blue flowers each year
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun compound: 'blue' (color) modifying 'bugle' (a plant), so the phrase denotes the bugle plant that is blue-flowered. The meaning is directly compositional and follows common cross-linguistic naming patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer it.
Etymology
Blue bugle gets its name from the plant's bright blue flowers, which are shaped like a small bugle, a little trumpet, so the name points to a 'blue-flowered plant'.