flowering cherry
- noun
- /ˈflaʊərɪŋ ˈʧɛri/
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cerezo en flor
- The flowering cherry trees will get some, as will the apricots, pear, and plums.
- flowering cherry tree
- Japanese flowering cherry
Examples
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Last summer, with the previous paragraph, I stopped and now resume in a wet and mild winter, with the improbable blossom of a winter-flowering cherry in the foreground of my gaze.
Academic text (2015) -
In front of it, a flowering cherry tree had been planted.
Fiction book (1990) -
Botanist Roland M. Jefferson has always loved Japanese flowering cherry trees.
Academic text (1999) -
Fungal systematics' key role in global trade dates back to the famous 1910 gift of flowering cherry trees to the United States from Japan.
Academic text (2004) -
The beautiful flowering cherry tree bloomed with pink blossoms this spring.
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Our park has many flowering cherries that attract visitors when they blossom.
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I took a photo of the stunning flowering cherry in front of my house.
Synonyms
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A tree with showy white or pink blossoms in spring
A tree from East Asia with pretty pink or white blossoms in spring
A decorative tree from East Asia that has clusters of pink or white spring flowers
A tree with small pink or white flowers that blooms in spring
A tree from East Asia with bright pink flowers and inedible fruit
A small tree or large bush from Japan grown for its pink flowers
A small Japanese cherry tree with pale pink flowers often grown in gardens
A small Japanese tree that has pale pink flowers and is grown in gardens
A small tree or bush from Japan with pink flowers grown for gardens
A small tree or bush from Japan with pink flowers that bloom in winter
A small woody bush from East Asia that has white or pale pink flowers and small red fruit
A small Chinese shrub grown for its red, pink, or white flowers and small red fruit
A small woody plant from East Asia grown for smooth red fruit and pale pink or white flowers
A bush or small evergreen tree with shiny leaves and white flowers used as a garden hedge
A small ornamental shrub from western USA with sweet black, red, or yellow fruit
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Morphology
The meaning 'a cherry tree/shrub that bears blossoms' is directly and compositionally derived from 'flowering' (bearing blossoms) + 'cherry' (a tree/shrub). This adjective+noun combination follows a transparent, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Flowering cherry is a name for a cherry tree or bush that is grown for its pretty spring flowers. The words flowering, meaning full of flowers, and cherry, meaning the tree, give the image of a tree covered in white or pink blooms, so the name means a cherry grown 'for decoration'.