white-topped aster
- noun
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aster de copete blanco
- The white-topped aster blooms in late summer along woodland edges and meadows.
Examples
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We identified several white-topped asters during our hike through the preserve.
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Gardeners prize the white-topped aster for its clusters of white, daisy-like flowers.
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Gardeners prize the white-topped aster for its delicate white petals and hardy nature.
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The white-topped aster blooms beautifully in late summer.
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Have you seen the white-topped asters in the garden?
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The white-topped aster blooms in late summer, attracting many butterflies to the garden.
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We spotted vibrant white-topped asters blooming along the hiking trail last weekend.
Synonyms
A small group of wild plants with white flowers that grow in the eastern United States
A small flowering plant like an aster with white flower tops found in eastern United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
white-topped + aster
This is a straightforward adjectival compound: 'white-topped' literally means 'having white tops', so 'white-topped aster' denotes an aster with white-topped flowers. The meaning is compositionally predictable from the constituents and follows a common adjective+noun pattern that a B1 learner who knows the parts can infer.
Etymology
White-topped aster is a simple descriptive name: white-topped describes the plant's white flowers at the top, and aster comes from a word meaning 'star' because each flower looks like a little star. So, the name helps you remember a plant with groups of white, star-like flowers on its top.
