spike heath
- noun
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brezo espigado
- Gardeners often use spike heath for groundcover because of its dense, mat-forming growth.
Examples
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The spike heath is valued in rock gardens for its attractive clusters of flowers.
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The spike heath blooms beautifully in spring.
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Botanists discovered a new population of spike heath on the Mediterranean hillside.
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Many gardeners love the spike heath for its low maintenance.
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Gardeners often use spike heath for groundcover because of its dense, mat-forming growth.
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Botanists discovered a new population of spike heath on the Mediterranean hillside.
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The spike heath is valued in rock gardens for its attractive clusters of flowers.
Synonyms
Small evergreen shrub that grows close to the ground with clusters of bell-shaped flowers
A small evergreen plant with pink flower spikes like a heath
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is a straightforward compound: 'spike' (a flowering stalk) modifies 'heath' (a small evergreen shrub), so the phrase denotes a type of heath characterized by spike-like flowering stems. Botanical modifier+head formation is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer this meaning.
Etymology
Spike heath comes from how the plant looks. Its stiff stems end in small, spike-like flower clusters called the spike, and 'heath' is a word for low, shrubby land, so spike heath names a small, low-growing shrub that forms dense mats and has little bell-shaped flowers.
