canarybird vine
- noun
:
enredadera canaria
- The canarybird vine covered the trellis with a bright cascade of yellow flowers.
Examples
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The vibrant blooms of the canarybird vine attract bees and butterflies throughout the summer.
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I planted a canarybird vine in my garden last year.
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Gardeners often choose the canarybird vine to add color and height to their fences.
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The canarybird vine blooms beautifully in the summer.
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Gardeners often choose the canarybird vine to add vibrant color and height to their fences.
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The canarybird vine covers the trellis with a stunning array of bright yellow flowers in full bloom.
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The vibrant blossoms of the canarybird vine attract bees and butterflies during the warm summer months.
Synonyms
A climbing plant with bright yellow flowers that decorates gardens
A climbing garden plant with bright yellow flowers
A climbing plant with bright yellow flowers like a canary
How Ornamental
Surface Forms
Morphology
canarybird + vine
The phrase denotes a vine characterized by a canary-like (bright yellow) color, which is directly inferable from 'canary' (a yellow bird) plus 'vine' (a climbing plant). This noun-noun compounding follows a common, transparent pattern (color/attribute + noun) that a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand.
Etymology
Canarybird vine comes from a simple image: its many bright yellow flowers look like little canary birds and its long stems climb like a vine. So, the name describes 'a climbing plant with bright yellow flowers' and explains why gardeners grow it for decoration.