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coast rhododendron

coast rhododendron

9.2
A medium-sized shrub with large pink flowers with brown spots that grows on the Pacific coast of North America
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : rhododendro costero
  • Gardeners prize the coast rhododendron for its striking rosy flowers and hardy nature.

Examples

  • The coast rhododendron blooms beautifully each spring in the forests of Washington state.

  • We spotted several coast rhododendrons along the hiking trail near the Pacific coastline.

  • The coast rhododendron blooms beautifully in spring.

  • I love the color of the coast rhododendrons in my garden.

  • Gardeners prize the coast rhododendron for its striking rosy flowers and hardy nature.

  • The coast rhododendron blooms beautifully each spring in the forests of Washington state.

  • We spotted several coast rhododendrons along the hiking trail near the Pacific coastline.

Synonyms

Rhododendron californicum
vscoast rhododendron
  • Specialized
9.1

A medium-sized bush with large rosy flowers with brown spots that grows on the Pacific coast of North America

is the common English name for the same plant

Surface Forms

coast rhododendron singular
coast rhododendrons plural

Morphology

coast + rhododendron

The compound 'coast rhododendron' is directly compositional: it denotes a rhododendron associated with or growing on the coast. A B1 learner who knows 'coast' and 'rhododendron' can infer this meaning because the location + noun pattern is common and transparent across languages.

Etymology

Coast rhododendron comes from a simple picture: a rhododendron that grows on the coast. Gardeners used this name for the wild plants with large rosy flowers along the Pacific coast, so the name means a rhododendron 'from the coast'.