white-stemmed filaree
- noun
- Specialized
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filaree de tallo blanco
- Researchers found that white-stemmed filaree adapts well to dry environments in western America.
Examples
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The field was dotted with white-stemmed filaree growing among the native grasses.
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Farmers often consider white-stemmed filaree a common weed in pasture lands.
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The white-stemmed filaree grows abundantly in gardens.
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I spotted a white-stemmed filaree while hiking.
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Farmers often consider white-stemmed filaree a common weed in pasture lands.
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The field was dotted with white-stemmed filaree growing among the native grasses.
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Researchers found that white-stemmed filaree adapts well to dry environments in western America.
Synonyms
A low plant from Europe that lives one year and now grows in America in fields and by roads
A low plant with reddish stems and leaves like a fern often found in fields and eaten by animals
Surface Forms
Morphology
white-stemmed + filaree
The phrase is a straightforward descriptive noun phrase: 'white-stemmed' transparently combines 'white' + 'stemmed' (having white stems) and 'filaree' is the head noun (a plant). A learner who knows both constituents can directly infer it denotes a filaree plant with white stems, following normal modifier+noun composition, so the meaning is compositional and transparent.
Etymology
White-stemmed filaree is simply a descriptive plant name: white-stemmed points to its pale stems and filaree is the common word for a small, low herb. So the name tells you it is a low herb with pale stems, often found as a 'weed'.
