golden shower tree
- noun
- /ˈɡoʊldən ˈʃaʊər tri/
- Specialized
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árbol de la lluvia dorada
- Many streets in Southeast Asia are lined with golden shower trees that create a vibrant display.
Examples
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The medicinal properties of the golden shower tree have been used in traditional remedies for centuries.
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The golden shower tree is valued for its beautiful yellow blossoms during the summer months.
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The golden shower tree blooms beautifully in the spring.
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Many people admire the golden shower tree for its stunning flowers.
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Many streets in Southeast Asia are lined with golden shower trees that create a vibrant display.
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The golden shower tree is valued for its beautiful yellow blossoms during the summer months.
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The medicinal properties of the golden shower tree have been used in traditional remedies for centuries.
Synonyms
A tropical tree with bright yellow flowers and long pods that people use for medicine
A tropical tree with fragrant yellow hanging flowers and seed pods used in traditional medicine
A tropical tree with hanging yellow flowers and pods whose soft inside is used as medicine
A tropical tree with hanging clusters of scented yellow flowers and pods with pulp used in medicine
A tropical tree with yellow flowers and pods used as a laxative
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a descriptive compound: 'golden' (yellow), 'shower' (a falling cluster) and 'tree' combine to denote a tree that bears drooping clusters of golden flowers, so the botanical meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and is cross-linguistically natural. (Note: there is a separate slang sense of 'golden shower' in colloquial English, but this pragmatic ambiguity does not remove the compositional transparency of the botanical name for learners encountering it in a plant context.)
Etymology
Golden shower tree gets its name from long, hanging groups of bright yellow flowers. The golden blooms hang down and look like a shower, so the name describes a tree with a 'shower of gold' in its branches.
