Alpine golden chain
- noun
- UK
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cadena dorada alpina
- We planted an Alpine golden chain near the entrance for its attractive foliage and blooms.
Examples
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The Alpine golden chain produces magnificent yellow flowers every spring.
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Gardeners admire the Alpine golden chain for its vibrant, pendulous blossoms.
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The Alpine golden chain blooms beautifully in spring.
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I love the vibrant yellow flowers of the Alpine golden chain.
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Gardeners admire the Alpine golden chain for its vibrant, pendulous blossoms.
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The Alpine golden chain produces magnificent yellow flowers every spring.
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We planted an Alpine golden chain near the entrance for its attractive foliage and blooms.
Synonyms
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A small tree with hanging clusters of yellow flowers often used in gardens and for Easter decorations
A small tree or bush with bright yellow flowers from central and southern Europe
A small tree with long hanging groups of yellow flowers often grown in gardens
A small tree or bush with long clusters of bright yellow flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally clear: 'alpine' indicates high‑mountain origin, 'golden' describes the yellow colour of the flowers, and 'chain' evokes a series or hanging clusters. Together these constituents make it easy for a B1 learner to infer a mountain plant with hanging yellow flowers, so the meaning is transparently derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Alpine golden chain comes from the plant's long, hanging clusters of bright yellow flowers that look like a golden chain. Alpine shows it comes from the mountains, so the name helps you picture a mountain plant covered in chains of gold flowers.