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Barbados pride

Barbados pride

9.9
A small tree with bright red and yellow flowers often grown in gardens for its beauty
  • noun
  • /bɑrˈbeɪdoʊs praɪd/
  • UK
translation icon : orgullo de Barbados
  • The Barbados pride tree blooms beautifully in the spring.

Examples

  • Several Barbados pride trees were planted along the main avenue for decoration.

  • Many gardeners love the Barbados pride for its vibrant flowers.

  • Gardeners prize Barbados pride for its clusters of vibrant flowers.

  • The Barbados pride blooms beautifully in the garden each spring.

  • Gardeners prize Barbados pride for its clusters of vibrant flowers.

  • Several Barbados pride trees were planted along the main avenue for decoration.

  • The Barbados pride blooms beautifully in the garden each spring.

Synonyms

Caesalpinia pulcherrima
vsBarbados pride
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical shrub like a small tree with bright orange, red and yellow flowers grown in gardens

is the common name for an East Indian tree with paler yellow-white flowers
pride of Barbados
vsBarbados pride
  • US
9.8

A tropical bush or small tree with bright red and yellow flowers

is the name used for the East Indian ornamental tree with paler flowers

Surface Forms

Barbados pride singular
Barbados prides plural

Morphology

Barbados + pride

The phrase is a lexicalized proper name combining a place name ('Barbados') with the noun 'pride' as an epithet; knowing the constituents does not indicate that it refers to a particular ornamental tree species. A B1 learner who knows both words would be unlikely to deduce the botanical meaning from composition alone, so the expression is non-compositional and therefore opaque.

Etymology

Barbados pride gets its name from the tree's bright, showy flower clusters that make gardens on the island stand out. One popular story says people loved the flowers so much they called them the 'pride' of Barbados, and that's why the name now refers to this decorative garden tree.