evening trumpet flower
- noun
- US
:
flor trompeta de la tarde
- Despite its beauty, the evening trumpet flower is poisonous and should be handled with care.
Examples
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Gardeners are drawn to the evening trumpet flower because of its large, fragrant blooms.
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The evening trumpet flower thrives in warm, humid climates across the southeastern United States.
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The evening trumpet flower blooms beautifully at dusk.
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Have you ever seen an evening trumpet flower?
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Gardeners appreciate the evening trumpet flower for its fragrant yellow blooms, but they must remember it is poisonous.
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In the southeastern United States, the evening trumpet flower is admired for its beauty and strong fragrance, though it is toxic.
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If you grow an evening trumpet flower in your garden, be cautious as it is known to be a poisonous plant.
Synonyms
An evergreen climbing plant from the southeastern United States with sweet-smelling yellow trumpet flowers that is poisonous
A climbing evergreen plant that has sweet yellow funnel-shaped flowers and poisonous parts
An evergreen climbing vine from the southern United States with fragrant yellow flowers poisonous to people and pets
A poisonous evergreen climbing plant with fragrant yellow flowers from the southern United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositional: 'evening' signals the time of flowering and 'trumpet' (trumpet-shaped) modifies 'flower' to indicate shape, so a learner can infer it is a flower that blooms in the evening and has a trumpet-like form. While the full botanical details (poisonous, woody evergreen vine) are specialized, the basic referent and salient properties are transparently derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Evening trumpet flower gets its name from the plant's large, trumpet-shaped flowers that open or give a strong scent in the evening, like a trumpet sounding at night. That's why the name refers to a woody vine with fragrant yellow, funnel-shaped blooms that are 'poisonous' and should be handled with care.
