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lace-flower vine

lace-flower vine

9.6
A low plant from Central America that grows along the ground and has frilly white flowers
  • noun
translation icon : planta de flores de encaje
  • The lace-flower vine flourishes best in a warm, humid greenhouse environment.

Examples

  • You can propagate a lace-flower vine easily from cuttings.

  • I saw a lace-flower vine at the botanical garden.

  • Gardeners often admire the delicate blooms of the lace-flower vine.

  • The lace-flower vine blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • Gardeners often admire the delicate blooms of the lace-flower vine.

  • The lace-flower vine flourishes best in a warm, humid greenhouse environment.

  • You can propagate a lace-flower vine easily from cuttings.

Synonyms

Episcia dianthiflora
vslace-flower vine
  • Specialized
9.9

A low creeping plant from Central America with white flowers that have frilly edges, often grown indoors

is the common name for the same plant rather than the botanical name
Alsobia dianthiflora
vslace-flower vine
  • Specialized
9.9

A low plant that grows along the ground with frilly white flowers often kept as a houseplant

is the common name used instead of the scientific genus term

Surface Forms

lace-flower vine singular
lace-flower vines plural

Morphology

lace-flower + vine

The phrase is compositionally descriptive: 'lace-flower' (lace + flower) suggests flowers that look like lace and 'vine' denotes a twining plant, so a learner who knows those constituents can infer it is a vine with lace-like flowers. This hyphenated noun-modifier pattern is a regular, cross-linguistic compositional structure in English, making the meaning derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Lace-flower vine gets its name from how it looks: the small flowers look like delicate lace, and the plant spreads along the ground like a vine, so the name helps you picture this 'plant'.