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chigger flower

chigger flower

9.9
A plant that lives for many years with bright orange flowers in the eastern and southern United States
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : flor de chigger
  • The chigger flower adds a splash of orange to southern gardens in the summer.

Examples

  • The chigger flower blooms in late summer.

  • We spotted a bright chigger flower blooming near the edge of the forest.

  • Botanists recorded several chigger flowers during their field study in Georgia.

  • I saw a beautiful chigger flower in the garden.

  • The chigger flower adds a splash of orange to southern gardens in the summer.

  • We spotted a bright chigger flower blooming near the edge of the forest.

  • Botanists recorded several chigger flowers during their field study in Georgia.

Synonyms

chiggerflower
vschigger flower
  • US
9.9

A plant from the eastern and southern United States that has bright orange flowers and lives for several years

is the variant written with a space between the parts
Asclepias tuberosa
vschigger flower
  • Specialized
9.6

A plant that lives for many years with bright orange flowers that attract butterflies

is the common everyday name rather than the scientific label
butterfly weed
vschigger flower
  • US
7.4

A plant with bright orange flowers that attract butterflies

is a botanical description focused on erect growth and showy flowers
orange milkweed
vschigger flower
  • US
7.9

A tall plant that lives for many years and has bright orange flowers that attract butterflies

is described by upright form rather than emphasis on height
pleurisy root
vschigger flower
  • US
9.9

A North American plant with bright orange flowers used as a medicine

is the plant description used for its appearance rather than medical use

Surface Forms

chigger flower singular
chigger flowers plural

Morphology

chigger + flower

The compound is compositionally built from 'chigger' + 'flower', so a learner who knows 'chigger' (a small mite) and 'flower' can infer it names a type of flower associated with or named after chiggers. The precise botanical referent is specialized vocabulary, but the general meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and thus accessible to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Chigger flower may get its name from the tiny biting creatures called 'chiggers' that live in the warm, grassy places where the plant often grows. Because the plant shows bright orange flowers, people linked chigger and flower together, and the name came to mean the orange-blooming plant.