wild flower
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- noun
- /waɪld ˈflaʊər/
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flor silvestre
- Hey, you know that Blake line about seeing heaven in a wild flower?
Examples
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In the spring, the fields are covered in colorful wild flowers that attract many bees and butterflies.
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"Sometimes I think of Adam running "through a beautiful field of wild flowers.
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In summer I walk in country, pick wild flowers by side of road.
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I like to press wild flowers.
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I am picking wild flowers.
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And they smell like a mixture of coconut and wild flowers.
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She rented it for $50 a month and planted hundreds of wild flowers.
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"One branch led down to a broad and sunlit meadow bright with wild flowers," Miss Drew said, "while the other was crisscrossed with roots from the great trees on either side."
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As we hiked through the forest, we saw a variety of stunning wild flowers blooming along the path.
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During our picnic, we gathered some wild flowers to decorate our table and enjoy their natural beauty.
Synonyms
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A flower that grows naturally in the wild and people do not plant
How Ornamental
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Morphology
The meaning 'a flowering plant that grows naturally in the wild' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'wild' (living naturally) with 'flower' (a plant's reproductive part). This ADJ+NOUN compositional pattern is common and mirrors equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The name wild flower comes from the simple picture of a flower growing wild, standing alone in a field or wood and not planted by people. That's why it means 'a flowering plant that grows naturally rather than in a garden'.