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sun-loving

sun-loving

1 4.0
A plant that grows well in strong sunlight
  • adjective
  • /sʌnˈlʌvɪŋ/
: que ama el sol
  • Adding sun-loving flowers like marigolds will brighten up the garden.

We are stuck because this is the only place where our light map allows for these high sun loving plants, these tropical plants to grow.

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Examples

  • As a result of shading, shade-tolerant, fire-sensitive plants began to replace heliophytic (sun-loving), fire-tolerant plants.

    Academic text (2008)
  • These are sun loving plants that like drought and heat, so they are just going to do great in this container.

  • Or we can plant some more sun loving crops on the outside.

  • We are stuck because this is the only place where our light map allows for these high sun loving plants, these tropical plants to grow.

  • So I think these full sun loving annuals will be happy in that urn.

  • These sun-loving plants thrive best in bright, direct sunlight.

  • For a colorful landscape, choose sun-loving species that can endure high temperatures.

How Sun-Loving

sun-loving
1 4.0
semishade
1 6.3

Surface Forms

sun-loving positive

Morphology

sun-loving = sun + loving (transparent) = sun + love + ing

The adjective is transparently a compound of 'sun' + 'loving' (love + -ing), so learners knowing the components can infer the meaning for plants that prefer strong sunlight.

Etymology

Sun-loving is made of the simple parts sun and loving, so it literally means 'loving the sun'. That's why a sun-loving plant grows best and does well in strong sunlight.