Japanese andromeda
- noun
- /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz ˌændrəˈmoʊdə/
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andrómeda japonesa
- We planted a Japanese andromeda because it stays green all year and thrives in shade.
Examples
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The Japanese andromeda in her garden was covered in fragrant white blossoms in early spring.
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The nursery recommended Japanese andromeda for its resistance to deer and attractive foliage.
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The Japanese andromeda blooms beautifully in spring.
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Many gardeners love the Japanese andromeda for its glossy leaves.
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The Japanese andromeda in her garden was covered in fragrant white blossoms in early spring.
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The nursery recommended Japanese andromeda for its resistance to deer and attractive foliage.
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We planted a Japanese andromeda because it stays green all year and thrives in shade.
Synonyms
A small evergreen bush with shiny leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers often grown in gardens
An evergreen shrub with shiny leaves and hanging sweet-smelling white flowers
A small evergreen bush with glossy leaves and clusters of small white flowers
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The phrase is fully compositional: the adjective 'Japanese' specifies the origin or variety of the noun 'andromeda' (a shrub). A B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer it denotes an andromeda shrub associated with Japan, because adjective+noun modification is a straightforward, cross-linguistic pattern.
Etymology
Japanese andromeda may come from the Greek myth of Andromeda, because the shrub's hanging groups of white flowers looked to people like a necklace or a flowing dress. So, because the plant comes from Japan and has that picture, Japanese andromeda now means an 'evergreen garden shrub with hanging white flowers'.