evening lychnis
- noun
- Specialized
:
lychnis de la tarde
- The garden was filled with evening lychnis, their white flowers glowing in the dusk.
Examples
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Pollinators are often attracted to the fragrant blooms of evening lychnis after sunset.
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She planted evening lychnis to add nighttime beauty to her flower beds.
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The evening lychnis blooms beautifully in the garden.
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I love the smell of evening lychnis at dusk.
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The garden was filled with evening lychnis, their clusters of large, white flowers opening as the sun set.
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Pollinators are often attracted to the fragrant blooms of evening lychnis after sunset.
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She planted evening lychnis to create a beautiful display of flowers that bloom in the evening.
Synonyms
A garden plant with sticky stems and clusters of large white flowers that open in the evening
A plant with sticky stems and groups of white flowers that open in the evening
A plant with sticky stems and clusters of white flowers that open in the evening
A blue-green plant with sticky stems and groups of large white flowers that open in the evening
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase names a type of lychnis qualified by 'evening' — a learner who knows 'lychnis' (a showy herb) and 'evening' can readily infer this is a lychnis associated with the evening (e.g., evening-blooming). This compositional botanical naming pattern is transparent and predictable across languages, so the meaning is derivable from its parts.
Etymology
Evening lychnis gets its name from when and how it blooms: its large white flowers open in the evening and seem to glow. The word lychnis comes from an old word for 'lamp', so the name gives the image of little lamps lighting the garden at night.
