alpine clover
- noun
- Specialized
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trébol alpino
- Many hikers admire the bright pink flowers of the alpine clover along mountain trails.
Examples
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Botanists studied the fragrance of the alpine clover found at high elevations.
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The field was dotted with delicate alpine clover blooming in the early summer.
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The alpine clover thrives in high altitudes.
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Many hikers admire the alpine clover along the trails.
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Many hikers admire the bright pink flowers of the alpine clover along mountain trails.
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Botanists studied the fragrance of the alpine clover found at high elevations.
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The field was dotted with delicate alpine clover blooming in the early summer.
Synonyms
A low clover plant with fragrant pink flowers that grows in high European mountain meadows
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a clover plant found in high mountain regions' is directly and compositionally built from 'alpine' (of high mountains) + 'clover' (a plant). This adjective+noun combination follows a standard, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Alpine clover names a small clover that grows high in the mountains. The word alpine means 'mountain' and clover is the little flowering 'plant', so the name tells you it is a fragrant pink clover found in high mountain areas.
