cottage tulip
- noun
- Specialized
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tulipán cabaña
- She planted a row of cottage tulips along the fence to enjoy their blooms in May.
Examples
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The vibrant colors of the cottage tulip made it the highlight of the spring garden.
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The cottage tulips bloom beautifully in spring.
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Gardeners prize the cottage tulip for its long stems and classic, egg-shaped blossoms.
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I planted a cottage tulip in my garden.
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Gardeners prize the cottage tulip for its long stems and classic, egg-shaped blossoms.
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She planted a row of cottage tulips along the fence to enjoy their blooms in May.
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The vibrant colors of the cottage tulip made it the highlight of the spring garden.
Synonyms
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A plant with a large bright flower shaped like a cup that grows from a bulb
A tall garden tulip with bright flowers that bloom in spring
A small flower that blooms early and stays low in the garden
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward noun–noun compound: 'tulip' names the flower and 'cottage' qualifies it as a type or style associated with cottages/gardens. A B1 learner who knows both words can reasonably infer it denotes a variety of tulip (a garden/ cottage-type tulip), so the meaning is compositionally derivable.
Etymology
The name cottage tulip comes from the image of tulips growing around a small house. The word cottage points to a 'cottage garden', and the long, egg-shaped tulip flowers explain why the name now means this spring-blooming variety.