cypress vine
- noun
- /ˈsaɪprəs vaɪn/
:
enredadera de ciprés
- The finely cut leaves of the cypress vine make it a favorite among gardeners.
Examples
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She planted cypress vine along the fence to add some color to her garden.
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Look at the beautiful cypress vines in the park!
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Every summer, the cypress vine covers the trellis in a mass of bright red blooms.
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The cypress vine blooms beautifully in the summer.
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The cypress vine bloomed beautifully in my garden, attracting many butterflies.
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She admired the bright red flowers of the cypress vine climbing up the trellis.
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In the summer, the cypress vine adds vibrant colors to the backyard landscape.
Synonyms
A climbing plant with thin feathery leaves and bright red tube-shaped flowers that attract hummingbirds
A climbing plant with bright red star-shaped flowers and feathery leaves
A tropical climbing plant with fine feathery leaves and red or white flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
A learner who knows 'cypress' (a type of tree) and 'vine' (a climbing plant) can reasonably infer that 'cypress vine' is a vine associated with or resembling cypress—so the basic idea (a cypress-like climbing plant) is recoverable. However, specific properties (tropical origin, finely divided leaves, star-shaped red flowers) are not predictable from the constituents alone, so the relation is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Cypress vine comes from two simple images: cypress, because its thin, feathery leaves look like a small cypress tree, and vine, because the plant climbs and wraps around fences or supports, so the name helps you remember it is a 'decorative climbing plant'.
