bushy aster
- noun
- /ˈbʌʃi ˈæstər/
- US
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aster arbustivo
- The bushy aster blooms in late summer, brightening gardens with its small white flowers.
Examples
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We spotted a cluster of bushy asters along the woodland trail.
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Gardeners often choose bushy aster for its resilience and ability to attract pollinators.
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Gardeners often choose bushy aster for its hardy nature and decorative appeal.
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The bushy aster blooms beautifully in late summer.
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Many gardeners love the bushy aster for its hardiness.
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The bushy aster blooms in late summer, adding charming white flowers to the garden.
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We spotted a cluster of bushy asters along the woodland trail, their white flowers creating a lovely sight.
Synonyms
A small plant with stiff stems, small leaves, and many tiny white flowers
A flowering plant with narrow leaves and white flowers at the top
A small plant that comes back each year with white daisy-like flowers
A plant that lives many years, grows in woods, has white flowers, and spreads by underground stems
A small plant that grows in woods with clusters of white star-shaped flowers
A low plant that grows in small clumps and has white flowers each year
A plant that lives for several years with groups of white flowers in fields or meadows
A North American plant that lives for several years and has small white flowers
A small North American plant with white star-shaped flowers
A flowering plant with clusters of small white daisy-like flowers
A small plant from North America that lives for many years with many branches and small white star-shaped flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'bushy' describes a thick, spreading growth habit and 'aster' names the plant, so the meaning is an aster with a bushy form. This compositional pattern is common and predictable cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Bushy aster is a name that shows how the plant looks: bushy means it grows many stems and looks like a small bush, and aster comes from a Greek word for 'star' because each tiny flower head looks like a little star, so the name tells you it is a star-like flower that grows in a bushy form.
