silky cornel
- noun
- US
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cornisillo sedoso
- Gardeners appreciate the silky cornel for its attractive blue fruit and purplish stems.
Examples
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The silky cornel is often found near wetlands in eastern North America.
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In autumn, the leaves of the silky cornel turn a striking shade of red.
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The silky cornel produces beautiful blue fruit.
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Many gardeners appreciate the silky cornel for its unique stems.
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Gardeners appreciate the silky cornel for its attractive blue fruit and purplish stems.
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In autumn, the leaves of the silky cornel turn a striking shade of red.
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The silky cornel is often found near wetlands in eastern North America.
Synonyms
A shrub with purplish stems and blue berries from eastern North America
A bush with purplish stems and blue berries often growing near water
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective+noun composition where 'silky' describes the quality of the 'cornel' (a type of shrub). A B1 learner who knows both words would reasonably infer it is a kind of cornel with silky characteristics; the detailed botanical traits in the dictionary definition are extra specifics but do not undermine the compositional meaning.
Etymology
Silky cornel gets its name from the plant's soft, silky hairs on young stems (silky) and the old word cornel for a kind of 'dogwood', so the name helps you picture a small shrub with purplish stems and blue fruit.
