woolly daisy
- noun
- /ˈwʊli ˈdeɪzi/
- US
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margarita lanosa
- The woolly daisy thrives in the dry, sandy soils of the American Southwest.
Examples
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We spotted several patches of woolly daisy along the desert trail.
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Botanists sometimes debate whether to classify the woolly daisy in the genus Eriophyllum.
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The woolly daisy blooms in the spring.
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Many woolly daisies grow in the desert.
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The woolly daisy thrives in the dry, sandy soils of the American Southwest.
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We spotted several patches of woolly daisy along the desert trail.
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The woolly daisy blooms in the spring.
Synonyms
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A small white flower with a yellow centre that grows in grass
A small gray plant with soft hairy leaves and small golden-yellow flowers that grows in dry places
A tiny grey woolly annual plant with small golden yellow flowers from the Mojave Desert
A small plant with soft, hairy leaves and tiny yellow flowers that lives for one year
A plant with yellow daisy-like flowers and soft hairy leaves
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun where 'woolly' describes the daisy's wool-like/fuzzy appearance, so the meaning 'a daisy with woolly (hairy or grey) leaves or stems' is directly derivable from the parts. The compositional pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand it.
Etymology
Woolly daisy The name woolly daisy comes from the plant's look: it has soft, grey, woolly leaves and small yellow flowers like a daisy. So the name means 'a small plant with woolly leaves and daisy-like flowers'.