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footsteps-of-spring

footsteps-of-spring

1 9.9
A small wild plant with yellow flowers that blooms in early spring
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : huellas de primavera
  • The footsteps-of-spring plant produces beautiful yellow flowers that brighten the garden in early spring.

Examples

  • In the wild, footsteps-of-spring can be seen blooming alongside other native plants in the northwestern United States.

  • Gardeners often seek footsteps-of-spring to add vibrant colors to their flower beds.

  • Emma seemed very proud to follow in the footsteps of other women in her family, particularly her great-grandmother.

    Academic text (2015)

  • He could hear the footsteps of the searcher, hear each door as it opened and closed.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The volunteers, too, had walked these grounds many a time, following in the footsteps of generations of family members from Murray County, Georgia, and surrounding areas, a predominantly white area.

    Blog text (12)

  • In 1891, he was president of the American Pomological Society, following in the footsteps of his father, Louis, who had held the same post in the late 1850s.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Following in the footsteps of social commerce software pioneers—Payvment, 8thBridge, and others—Facebook has launched a native Want button.

    Blog text (12)

  • Paragraph 2 builds on this mission and witness by explaining how we are all empowered by the Holy Spirit to follow in the Master's footsteps of healing by being a community of witnesses, worshipers, and disciples.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Mr. Stark quit in late 2011, following in the footsteps of former Bundesbank head Axel Weber, who stepped down earlier in the year from Germany's central bank because of unease about the ECB's policies.

    Blog text (12)

  • The tape goes on for a few minutes, with all those chopping, squeaking, and whipping noises, the footsteps of the men, more grunts and shouts of "Klaas!" and "Baas!" That's when children in the tour group start to cry.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

Sanicula arctopoides
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  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant with yellow flowers that grows on the coast of the northwestern United States and British Columbia

is the common nontechnical name used instead of the scientific name

Surface Forms

footsteps-of-spring singular
footsteps-of-springs plural

Morphology

footsteps-of-spring = footstep + spring (opaque) = footstep + spring

The components 'footstep' and 'spring' are literal and recognizable, but the compound functions as a conventional plant name whose specific referent is not predictable from the parts alone.

Etymology

Footsteps-of-spring mixes the simple words footsteps and spring to make a picture of small, early flowers that seem like the first 'steps' of the new season. So the name helps you remember that this yellow-blooming plant appears early in spring and signals warmer days are coming.