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purple-flowering raspberry

purple-flowering raspberry

8.9
A small bush with purple flowers and red fruit you can eat
  • noun
  • /ˈpɜrpl ˈflaʊərɪŋ ˈræzˌbɛri/
  • US
translation icon : frambuesa de flores púrpuras
  • Gardeners appreciate the purple-flowering raspberry for both its ornamental blooms and edible fruit.

Examples

  • Unlike other raspberries, the purple-flowering raspberry thrives in shady woodland settings.

  • The purple-flowering raspberry adds a splash of color to forest edges in early summer.

  • The purple-flowering raspberry is often found in moist woodlands.

  • I saw a beautiful purple-flowering raspberry in the garden.

  • Gardeners appreciate the purple-flowering raspberry for both its ornamental blooms and edible fruit.

  • The purple-flowering raspberry adds a splash of color to forest edges in early summer.

  • Unlike other raspberries, the purple-flowering raspberry thrives in shady woodland settings.

Synonyms

Rubus odoratus
vspurple-flowering raspberry
  • Specialized
9.9

A bush from eastern North America with purple flowers and red to orange cup-shaped fruit

is the common name used for the same plant rather than the formal name
flowering raspberry
vspurple-flowering raspberry
  • US
7.9

A bush with bright pink or purple flowers and small red fruit like a tiny cup

uses rose to purplish flower shade rather than pink tones

Surface Forms

purple-flowering raspberry singular
purple-flowering raspberries plural

Morphology

purple-flowering + raspberry

This is a fully compositional adjective+noun phrase: a raspberry plant that has purple flowers, which a learner who knows 'purple', 'flowering' and 'raspberry' can readily infer. The construction follows a common descriptive pattern (color/feature + noun) found across languages, so the meaning is immediately transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Purple-flowering raspberry is named for the two parts of the name: purple-flowering shows it has purple or pink flowers, and raspberry shows it has raspberry-like red fruit. So, the name means a bush with purple flowers and edible, raspberry-like fruit.