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evening-snow

evening-snow

9.9
A small plant with bright white flowers that grows in California
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : nieve de la tarde
  • Planting evening-snow can add a touch of elegance with its bright white flowers.

Examples

  • The garden was dotted with delicate evening-snow blooming beside the pathway.

  • Botanists observed a cluster of evening-snows on the hillside during their field study.

  • The garden was filled with evening-snow this spring.

  • I love the delicate beauty of evening-snow flowers.

  • Botanists observed a cluster of evening-snows on the hillside during their field study.

  • The garden was dotted with delicate evening-snow blooming beside the pathway.

  • Planting evening-snow can add a touch of elegance with its bright white flowers.

Synonyms

Linanthus dichotomus
vsevening-snow
  • Specialized
9.9

A small annual plant with fragrant white flowers that grows in California

is the everyday common name used instead of the botanical label

Surface Forms

evening-snow singular
evening-snows plural

Morphology

evening-snow = evening + snow (semi-transparent) = evening + snow

The components 'evening' and 'snow' are semantically clear, but the compound is a common name for a plant and the relationship to the components is descriptive/metaphorical rather than a straightforward lexical derivation, so learners may not infer 'plant' from the parts alone.

Etymology

Evening-snow comes from the two plain words evening and snow. Its many small white flowers can look like 'snow' on the ground in the evening, so the name helps you remember a small plant with bright white flowers.