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yellow giant hyssop

yellow giant hyssop

9.5
A tall plant with yellow-green flowers that lives for many years
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : hisopo gigante amarillo
  • Pollinators such as bees are drawn to the yellow giant hyssop during its summer bloom.

Examples

  • Gardeners appreciate the yellow giant hyssop for its attractive flowers and upright growth.

  • The yellow giant hyssop is often found in prairie grasslands in the Midwest.

  • The yellow giant hyssop attracts many pollinators.

  • Many gardeners love the yellow giant hyssop for its beauty.

  • Gardeners appreciate the yellow giant hyssop for its attractive flowers and upright growth.

  • Pollinators such as bees are drawn to the yellow giant hyssop during its summer bloom.

  • The yellow giant hyssop is often found in prairie grasslands in the Midwest.

Synonyms

Agastache nepetoides
vsyellow giant hyssop
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall, long-lived plant with yellow-green flower spikes that attract bees

is the common name used in everyday language

Surface Forms

yellow giant hyssop singular
yellow giant hyssops plural

Morphology

yellow + giant + hyssop

This noun phrase is compositionally descriptive: 'yellow' (color) + 'giant' (large size) + 'hyssop' (a plant) transparently yield a large, yellow variety of hyssop. The meaning follows ordinary modifier + head noun patterns common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the referent.

Etymology

Yellow giant hyssop comes from a simple picture: the plant is giant (very tall), is a type of hyssop, and has bright yellow flowers, so the name describes a 'tall plant with yellow flowers'.