globe flower
- noun
- /ɡloʊb flaʊər/
:
flor de globo
- The vivid yellow globe flower is a favorite among gardeners in cool climates.
Examples
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She planted a row of globe flowers along the pond's edge for a splash of yellow.
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The garden was full of globe flowers blooming in the summer sunlight.
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Look at that globe flower!
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The globe flower blooms beautifully in the spring.
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She planted a row of globe flowers along the pond's edge for a splash of yellow.
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The garden was full of globe flowers blooming in the summer sunlight.
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The vivid yellow globe flower is a favorite among gardeners in cool climates.
Synonyms
A plant that grows every year with round yellow flowers like small balls
Flowering plants that live for several years in the buttercup family, often called globeflowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning — a flower with a spherical, globe-like shape — is directly and predictably derived from combining 'globe' (spherical object) and 'flower' (plant reproductive structure). This shape+noun compounding is a transparent and cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Globe flower gets its name because the bright yellow flower looks like a small globe or 'ball'. That's why the name means the plant with a round yellow bloom.
