golden fairy lantern
- noun
- US
:
lámpara de hadas dorada
- The golden fairy lantern blooms in spring throughout the hills of northern California.
Examples
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Gardeners prize the golden fairy lantern for its delicate, egg-shaped yellow flowers.
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While hiking, we spotted a cluster of golden fairy lanterns nestled among the grasses.
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Look at the golden fairy lantern!
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The golden fairy lantern blooms beautifully in the spring.
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Gardeners prize the golden fairy lantern for its delicate, egg-shaped yellow flowers.
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While hiking, we spotted a cluster of golden fairy lanterns nestled among the grasses.
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The golden fairy lantern blooms beautifully in the spring, adding vibrant color to the landscape.
Synonyms
A wildflower from northern California that has bright yellow, egg-shaped flowers
A small flower plant from northern California with bright yellow egg-shaped blooms in open clusters
A North American plant with small round flowers often grown in gardens
A small plant that has egg shaped flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituents 'golden' (color) and 'lantern' (lantern-shaped object) yield a clear literal image, while 'fairy' adds a figurative sense of smallness or whimsy; together a learner can infer a small golden, lantern-like thing. However, that this is the established common name of a specific globe lily (a botanical species) is not fully predictable from the parts alone, so learners would form a general image but not necessarily the precise botanical referent.
Etymology
Golden fairy lantern gets its name from how the flower looks: small, clear yellow, egg-shaped blooms that hang like little lanterns, look golden, and seem delicate like a fairy. So the name helps you picture this 'globe lily' and remember it as a small yellow flower shaped like a tiny lantern.
