turfing daisy
- noun
- Specialized
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margarita de césped
- The turfing daisy is a popular choice for gardeners seeking drought-resistant ground cover.
Examples
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White blooms of the turfing daisy appeared early in the spring, brightening the dry rock garden.
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Some botanists include the turfing daisy in the genus Matricaria due to its similar floral structure.
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The turfing daisy blooms beautifully in spring.
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Many gardeners prefer turfing daisies for their low maintenance.
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The turfing daisy forms a dense mat of green foliage and small white flowers, ideal for landscaping.
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With its hardy nature, the turfing daisy thrives in sunny locations and requires little water.
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Gardeners often choose the turfing daisy for creating beautiful, low-maintenance ground cover in their yards.
Synonyms
A low plant with many small stems and white flowers often used to cover dry ground
A low plant that spreads and covers the ground and lives for many years
A low plant that grows year after year and forms a flat mat on the ground in western Asia
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound reads compositionally as a daisy associated with 'turf' — i.e., a daisy that forms or is used as turf/ground cover. The meaning (a low, mat-forming ground-cover daisy) follows directly from ‘‘turfing’’ (forming/covering with turf) + ‘‘daisy’’ and this participle+noun pattern is readily interpretable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Turfing daisy likely got its name from the picture it makes: turfing means making a low green 'turf' and daisy means its small white flowers, so you can imagine a carpet of little daisies. That's why the name describes a low plant used as 'ground cover'.
