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chalice vine

chalice vine

9.9
A Mexican climbing plant with large yellow funnel-shaped flowers that smell sweet
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : vid de cáliz
  • The chalice vine thrives in warm climates and produces stunning yellow blooms in summer.

Examples

  • Gardeners often train the chalice vine to grow along fences and trellises for a dramatic effect.

  • The fragrance from the chalice vine filled the evening air with a sweet, exotic scent.

  • The chalice vine blooms beautifully in the summer.

  • Can you identify a chalice vine in this garden?

  • Gardeners often train the chalice vine to grow along fences and trellises for a dramatic effect.

  • The chalice vine thrives in warm climates and produces stunning yellow blooms in summer.

  • The fragrance from the chalice vine filled the evening air with a sweet, exotic scent.

Synonyms

Solandra guttata
vschalice vine
  • Specialized
9.9

A Mexican evergreen climbing plant with large fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers marked with purple-brown lines

is the common name used for the same plant
cupflower
vschalice vine
  • US
9.9

A climbing evergreen plant from Mexico with large yellow, fragrant funnel-shaped flowers marked with purple-brown ridges

is the scientific species label for the same plant
Solandra
vschalice vine
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical American climbing plant with large showy trumpet-shaped flowers

is one specific Mexican species within that genus

Surface Forms

chalice vine singular
chalice vines plural

Morphology

chalice + vine

The compound is directly compositional: 'chalice' (a cup-shaped vessel) modifies 'vine', so a learner who knows both words can infer a climbing plant with cup- or funnel-shaped flowers. Although 'chalice' is somewhat rare, the modifier+noun pattern is regular and the meaning is transparently derived from the constituents.

Etymology

Chalice vine gets its name from the look of its flowers: chalice means a 'cup' and each bloom is a deep, cup-like flower growing on a climbing vine. That's why the name refers to a climbing plant with large, cup-shaped yellow flowers.