canarybird flower
- noun
:
flor canario
- She chose to plant the canarybird flower for its vibrant yellow blossoms.
Examples
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The canarybird flower climbs quickly in warm weather, adding color to garden fences.
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Every spring, the canarybird flower covers the trellis with its cheerful yellow petals.
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A delicate canarybird flower bloomed near the entrance of the greenhouse.
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Look at that canarybird flower!
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The canarybird flower blooms in spring.
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The gardener decided to add a canarybird flower to improve the garden's appearance with its bright yellow blooms.
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In her backyard, she admired the climbing canarybird flower that brightened up the dull fence.
Synonyms
A climbing plant with bright yellow flowers that decorates gardens
A climbing garden plant with bright yellow flowers
A climbing plant with bright yellow flowers grown for gardens
Surface Forms
Morphology
canarybird + flower
The headword combines a recognizable noun 'flower' with a modifier that evokes a canary (a yellow bird), so the meaning 'a flower with bright yellow, canary-like color' is largely inferable from the parts. However, 'canarybird' is not a standard, frequent English lexeme and this novel compound could be unfamiliar to a B1 learner, making the relation only partially predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Canarybird flower may come from the bright yellow color of its blooms, which remind people of a small canarybird. These yellow flowers often climb fences and walls, so the name now means 'a climbing plant with bright yellow flowers'.
