climbing corydalis
- noun
- UK
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corydalis trepador
- She planted some climbing corydalis to add color to her trellis.
Examples
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The garden looked beautiful with climbing corydalis draping over the old fence.
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The climbing corydalis thrives in shaded areas.
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Botanists studied the unique flowers of the climbing corydalis during spring.
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Have you seen the climbing corydalis bloom this spring?
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The garden looked beautiful with climbing corydalis draping over the old fence.
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She planted some climbing corydalis to add color to her trellis.
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The climbing corydalis thrives in shaded areas.
Synonyms
A climbing annual with divided leaves and clusters of yellow and pink flowers found in parts of Europe
A climbing plant with thin split leaves and small yellow and pink flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: the participial adjective 'climbing' ('that climbs' or 'vining') modifies the noun 'corydalis' (a plant), so the meaning is a corydalis that climbs. This follows a standard adjective+noun pattern familiar across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the intended sense.
Etymology
Climbing corydalis is a simple plant name: climbing shows the vine grows up and around supports, and corydalis may come from an old word that linked the plant's flower shape to a 'lark', a small bird. So the name helps you remember it is a climbing vine with small, bird-like flowers.
