banksia rose
- noun
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rosa banksia
- The banksia rose climbs the garden wall, producing clusters of pale yellow flowers in spring.
Examples
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Unlike most roses, the banksia rose is nearly thornless and ideal for covering arches.
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She planted a banksia rose by the terrace to add color and fragrance to the backyard.
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The banksia rose blooms beautifully in spring.
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I planted a banksia rose in my garden last year.
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She planted a banksia rose by the terrace to add color and fragrance to the backyard.
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The banksia rose climbs the garden wall, producing clusters of pale yellow flowers in spring.
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Unlike most roses, the banksia rose is nearly thornless and ideal for covering arches.
Synonyms
An evergreen climbing rose from China with yellow or white single flowers often grown in gardens
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term 'banksia rose' is a compositional noun phrase in which 'banksia' specifies the type of 'rose', so a learner who knows 'banksia' (a plant genus) and 'rose' can infer it refers to a particular kind or cultivar of rose. This modifier+noun taxonomic naming pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, making the meaning derivable from the constituents for a B1 learner.
Etymology
The plant name banksia rose may come from a plant collector named Banks who helped bring this climbing rose from China to Europe. That's why the name links the person 'Banks' to the nearly thornless climbing rose gardeners grow today.
