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fiesta flower

fiesta flower

9.9
A small wild plant with deep purple flowers that grows in California
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : flor fiesta
  • Botanists sometimes classify the fiesta flower within the genus Nemophila.

Examples

  • The fiesta flower adds a splash of violet color to California's spring wildflower displays.

  • Many gardeners admire the delicate blossoms of the fiesta flower in their native habitat.

  • Look at the fiesta flower.

  • The fiesta flower blooms in vibrant colors.

  • Many gardeners admire the delicate blossoms of the fiesta flower in their native habitat.

  • The fiesta flower adds a splash of violet color to California's spring wildflower displays.

  • The fiesta flower blooms in vibrant colors during the springtime in California.

Synonyms

Nemophila aurita
vsfiesta flower
  • Specialized
9.9

A small flowering plant that grows in California with violet flowers

is the common English name rather than the Latin form
Pholistoma auritum
vsfiesta flower
  • Specialized
9.9

A low spreading wild plant that grows for one year in California with deep purple flowers

is the common English name rather than the Latin form

Surface Forms

fiesta flower singular
fiesta flowers plural

Morphology

fiesta + flower

The headword 'flower' is literal, but 'fiesta' is a Spanish loanword/proper name (not defined here) so its contribution is not fully predictable; knowing 'fiesta' as 'party' might suggest a showy or ornamental flower but does not yield the specific botanical sense. Because the term functions as a lexicalized plant name whose exact referent and taxonomic information cannot be derived solely from the constituents, it is partially but not fully transparent to B1 learners.

Etymology

Fiesta flower probably gets its name from the Spanish word fiesta, which means 'party'. When many of these purple blossoms grow together they look like a small, cheerful party in the field, so gardeners began calling the plant fiesta flower, and the name now refers to this bright, showy wildflower.