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yellow bugle

yellow bugle

9.9
A low-growing plant with yellow flowers that have red dots and smell faintly of pine
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : bugle amarillo
  • The yellow bugle is known for its pine resin scent and attractive flowers.

Examples

  • Gardeners appreciate yellow bugle for its ability to thrive in shaded, moist habitats.

  • Clusters of yellow bugle can be seen blooming along the woodland paths in spring.

  • Look at this yellow bugle!

  • The yellow bugle blooms beautifully in spring.

  • Clusters of yellow bugle can be seen blooming along the woodland paths in spring.

  • Gardeners appreciate yellow bugle for its ability to thrive in shaded, moist habitats.

  • The yellow bugle is known for its pine resin scent and attractive flowers.

Synonyms

Ajuga chamaepitys
vsyellow bugle
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant that lives for one year with yellow flowers marked with red and a faint pine smell

is the common English name for the same plant
ground pine
vsyellow bugle
  • UK
8.8

A low plant that lives one year with yellow flowers marked red and a faint pine smell

is an alternate common name that highlights yellow flowers

Surface Forms

yellow bugle singular
yellow bugles plural

Morphology

yellow + bugle

This is a straightforward compositional combination: a color adjective 'yellow' modifying the noun 'bugle' (a plant). A B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer it refers to a bugle plant that is yellow; color + noun modification is a common and predictable pattern across languages.

Etymology

Yellow bugle: The plant name yellow bugle comes from the look of its flowers — the word bugle here means a tiny 'trumpet' because each flower is a small tube like a little horn, and yellow describes the colour. That's why yellow bugle refers to a low plant with small yellow, trumpet-like flowers.