Rocky Mountain dogbane
- noun
- US
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planta de dogbane de las Montañas Rocosas
Examples
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The Rocky Mountain Institute is serving as the energy and sustainability advisor.
Academic text (2000) -
...we started up one of them little-bitty Rocky Mountain foothills, you know.
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Since those anti-drug war principles are now enshrined in Colorado's constitution, only the feds can stop this Rocky Mountain state if they so choose.
Blog text (34) -
Lisa attends Arapaho/Douglas Vocational School in Englewood, Colorado, and is sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter.
Academic text (2000) -
♪ I've never had much in the way of Friends or family ♪ ♪ My horse is the only pal I've ever known ♪ ♪ I'd like to build a ranch In the Rocky Mountain air ♪ ♪ A home for us
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Throughout this 344-acre site, there are rides and displays geared to the US theme: a paddle steamer on an artificial lake, a Santa Fe railway, and a Rocky Mountain log flume.
Academic text (1990) -
The Rocky Mountain dogbane is often found in meadows and open woods throughout the western United States.
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Farmers in the region have noticed that the Rocky Mountain dogbane attracts many pollinators during its blooming season.
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Ecologists study the Rocky Mountain dogbane to understand its role in the local ecosystem and its relationship with wildlife.
Synonyms
A North American plant with pink flowers in loose clusters used by healers for joint pain
A North American plant with pink flowers that comes back every year
A poisonous plant with milky sap, white or pink bell-shaped flowers, and a bitter root
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward compositional place-name + noun: 'Rocky Mountain' specifies the region and 'dogbane' names the plant, so knowing the constituents allows a learner to infer it is a species of dogbane found in the Rocky Mountains. This kind of location-modified noun is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English noun-compounding, making the meaning transparent to a B1 learner who knows the parts.
Etymology
Rocky Mountain dogbane gets its name from two simple ideas: Rocky Mountain shows the area where the plant grows, and dogbane means 'poison for dogs' because people once believed these plants could harm animals. So the name means a dogbane-type plant found in the Rocky Mountain region.
