flat-topped white aster
- noun
- Specialized
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aster de cima plana
- The flat-topped white aster blooms in late summer along the edges of wetlands.
Examples
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She planted several flat-topped white asters to attract butterflies to her garden.
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During the hike, we spotted a patch of flat-topped white aster in the meadow.
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The flat-topped white aster blooms in late summer.
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Many gardeners love the flat-topped white aster for its beauty.
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During the hike, we spotted a patch of flat-topped white aster in the meadow.
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She planted several flat-topped white asters to attract butterflies to her garden.
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The flat-topped white aster blooms in late summer along the edges of wetlands.
Synonyms
A flowering plant with clusters of small white daisy-like flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward descriptive noun phrase: an aster (a flower) that is white and has a flat-topped form, so its meaning is directly built from 'flat-topped' (having a flat top), 'white', and 'aster'. This adjectival composition is cross-linguistically common and therefore a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the referent.
Etymology
Flat-topped white aster is a simple name for the plant: its many small flowers make a flat, table-like top, which gives the flat-topped part, they are white, and it is an aster, a word meaning 'star'. So the name helps you picture and remember a white aster with a flat flower head.
