fringed loosestrife
- noun
- /frɪndʒd ˈluːsˌtraɪf/
- Specialized
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luz de oro con flecos
- We spotted a fringed loosestrife blooming by the edge of the lake.
Examples
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Many bees were gathering nectar from the fringed loosestrife in June.
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The garden features native plants such as fringed loosestrife and wild columbine.
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Look at the fringed loosestrife!
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The fringed loosestrife blooms beautifully in the summer.
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Many bees were gathering nectar from the fringed loosestrife in June.
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The garden features native plants such as fringed loosestrife and wild columbine.
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We spotted a fringed loosestrife blooming by the edge of the lake.
Synonyms
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A plant that grows in wet ground with tall stems of bright flowers
A type of plant that grows in wet places and often has yellow flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is fully compositional: 'fringed' means having an edged decoration and 'loosestrife' names a type of flowering plant, so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a loosestrife with fringed edges (e.g., leaves). This follows a standard adjective + noun descriptive pattern common across languages, so the meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Fringed loosestrife is named for how the plant looks: fringed means the leaf edges have tiny hairs like a little 'fringe', and loosestrife is the common name for a group of yellow-flowered plants. So the name helps you remember the yellow plant with 'fringed' leaves.