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flannelbush

flannelbush

9.9
An evergreen shrub from California and northern Mexico with soft fuzzy leaves and bright yellow flowers
  • noun
  • /ˈflænəlˌbʌʃ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arbusto de flanela
  • The flannelbush in her garden bloomed with bright yellow flowers every spring.

Examples

  • Researchers studied how flannelbush adapts to California’s dry, rocky soils.

  • We saw a flannelbush with bright yellow flowers.

  • Hikers admired a hillside covered with vibrant flannelbushes on their trek.

  • The flannelbush blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • Hikers admired a hillside covered with vibrant flannelbush on their trek.

  • The flannelbush in her garden bloomed with bright yellow flowers every spring.

  • We saw a flannelbush with bright yellow flowers.

Synonyms

flannel bush
vsflannelbush
  • US
9.9

An evergreen shrub with soft hairy leaves and bright yellow flowers

is identical in meaning but written as one word
California beauty
vsflannelbush
  • US
8.5

A bush with soft leaves and bright yellow flowers

is the general common name rather than this specific name
Fremontodendron
vsflannelbush
  • Specialized
9.9

A shrub with large yellow flowers and soft fuzzy leaves that grows in dry areas

refers to the shrubs themselves rather than the genus label
Fremontia
vsflannelbush
  • Specialized
9.9

A shrub with large yellow flowers and soft, fuzzy leaves native to western North America

refers to individual shrubs rather than the taxonomic genus

How Showy

ornamental
1 4.8
flannelbush
  • Specialized
9.9
leafy
28 1.6
shrub
44 1.0

Surface Forms

flannelbush singular
flannelbushes plural

Morphology

flannelbush = flannel + bush (transparent) = flannel + bush

The compound denotes a bush with a flannel-like (soft, downy) texture, a meaning readily inferred from the components.

Etymology

The word flannelbush is a simple English name made of flannel, meaning 'soft cloth', and bush, meaning 'shrub'. The plant's soft, fuzzy leaves look like flannel, so the name helps you remember this shrub and its bright yellow flowers.