golden buttons
- noun
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botones dorados
- The herbalist recommended golden buttons for their medicinal properties and pleasant aroma.
Examples
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In the garden, we planted golden buttons, which are known for their vibrant yellow flower heads.
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Golden buttons bloom beautifully in early summer with their round, yellow flower clusters.
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Patches, golden buttons, everything...
Synonyms
A garden herb that lives for many years with small yellow button flowers, bitter leaves, and a strong smell
A small herb with yellow button flowers and bitter leaves used in traditional medicine
A plant with a minty smell and yellow button flowers used in salads and tea
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'golden' = gold-colored and 'buttons' = button-like buds or flower heads, so a learner can infer a plant with small golden, button-shaped flowers. This follows common noun + noun naming patterns for plants and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will likely understand the MWE.
Etymology
The plant name golden buttons comes from the plant's small, round golden flower heads that look like bright little buttons. That's why the name now refers to this small 'herb' often used as 'medicine'.
