Japanese flowering cherry
- noun
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cerezo japonés
- The Japanese flowering cherry tree is known for its delicate flowers, which attract many visitors each spring.
Examples
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Every year, people visit the festival to admire the stunning display of Japanese flowering cherry trees in full bloom.
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In spring, the park is filled with beautiful Japanese flowering cherry trees adorned with pink blossoms.
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Botanist Roland M. Jefferson has always loved Japanese flowering cherry trees.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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A tree with showy white or pink blossoms in spring
A decorative tree from East Asia that has clusters of pink or white spring flowers
A tree with small pink or white flowers that blooms in spring
A tree with bright pink or white spring flowers often planted in parks
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward composition: 'Japanese' specifies origin, 'flowering' indicates it bears blossoms, and 'cherry' names the tree, so the overall meaning of an ornamental cherry tree from Japan that blooms is directly derivable from the parts. This adjective+noun compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English modification rules, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Japanese flowering cherry gets its name from Japan and from the tree's bright spring flowers that people plant for decoration. So it means a decorative cherry tree with pretty 'blossoms' that is grown for beauty, not for food.