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longheaded thimbleweed

longheaded thimbleweed

9.9
A wild plant with long seed heads that grows in northern North America
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : thimbleweed de cabeza larga
  • Gardeners appreciate the distinctive seed heads of the longheaded thimbleweed in the summer.

Examples

  • The longheaded thimbleweed blooms in late summer.

  • The longheaded thimbleweed is often found growing wild in northern forests.

  • Botanists conducted a study on the pollinators attracted to longheaded thimbleweed.

  • Many gardeners appreciate the longheaded thimbleweed for its unique appearance.

  • Gardeners appreciate the distinctive seed heads of the longheaded thimbleweed in the summer.

  • The longheaded thimbleweed is often found growing wild in northern forests.

  • Many gardeners appreciate the longheaded thimbleweed for its unique appearance.

Surface Forms

longheaded thimbleweed singular
longheaded thimbleweeds plural

Morphology

longheaded + thimbleweed

The noun phrase is transparently compositional: 'longheaded' can be parsed as 'having a long head' and 'thimbleweed' names a type of plant, so the phrase clearly denotes a thimbleweed with an elongated seed/head. This descriptive adjective+noun pattern is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings would be able to infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Longheaded thimbleweed is a name that simply describes how the plant looks: thimbleweed refers to its small, 'thimble'-shaped seed cups, and longheaded points to the long 'seed head' on the plant. So the name helps people spot this type of plant by its long seed head.