poker heuchera
- noun
- Specialized
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heuchera poker
- Gardeners value the poker heuchera for its unique foliage and delicate flowers.
Examples
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The poker heuchera grows well in shady, moist areas of the forest.
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I planted several poker heucheras in my garden.
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Botanists studied several poker heuchera specimens during their field research in California.
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The poker heuchera blooms beautifully in early summer.
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The poker heuchera thrives in shaded gardens, adding vibrant greenery throughout the year.
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Due to its distinctive heart-shaped leaves and striking flowers, the poker heuchera is popular among landscape designers.
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In spring, the poker heuchera attracts bees with its greenish-white blooms, enhancing the biodiversity of garden spaces.
Synonyms
A plant with tough heart-shaped leaves at the base and tall stalks of clustered greenish-white flowers
A plant that lives for many years with thick heart-shaped leaves at the base and greenish-white flowers on tall stems
A garden plant that lives for many years with round or heart-shaped leaves and small clusters of flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
poker + Heuchera
The second constituent 'Heuchera' names a genus of perennial herbs, so a learner who knows that word can infer this is a type of plant. However, 'poker' here is not a transparent descriptive English modifier (and may be a cultivar or trade name) so it does not convey clear, predictable semantic information about the plant's characteristics. Because the head noun gives the class but the modifier's contribution is not derivable, the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Poker heuchera may come from the plant's look: the long, thin flower stalks stick up like a poker, the metal stick used to push logs in a fire, and heuchera is the plant's group name. So the name helps you picture a heuchera with tall, poker-like flower spikes.
