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love-in-winter

love-in-winter

9.9
A small plant with white or pink flowers that blooms in late winter
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : amor en invierno
  • We planted love-in-winter last autumn, and it bloomed despite the frosty mornings.

Examples

  • The gardener proudly showed me a cluster of love-in-winter blossoming near the cold stone wall.

  • Love-in-winter thrives in well-drained soil and adds delicate color to the early spring garden.

  • The love-in-winter blooms beautifully in my garden.

  • I love the delicate petals of the love-in-winter plant.

  • Love-in-winter thrives in well-drained soil and adds delicate color to the early spring garden.

  • The gardener proudly showed me a cluster of love-in-winter blossoming near the cold stone wall.

  • We planted love-in-winter last autumn, and it bloomed despite the frosty mornings.

Synonyms

Chimaphila corymbosa
vslove-in-winter
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant from Europe and Asia with white or pink flowers in a flat cluster

is the identical Eurasian herb with matching flower arrangement
western prince's pine
vslove-in-winter
  • UK
9.9

A small plant from Europe and Asia with white or pink flowers in a cluster at the top

is the same species described simply as an herb
Chimaphila umbellata
vslove-in-winter
  • Specialized
9.9

A low-growing evergreen plant with small white or pink flowers

is limited to Eurasia and lacks the evergreen emphasis

Surface Forms

love-in-winter singular
love-in-winters plural

Morphology

love-in-winter = love + winter (opaque) = in + love + winter

Although formed from clear words, the compound is a lexicalized plant name and its botanical meaning is not directly inferable from 'love', 'in', and 'winter'. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word love-in-winter joins love and winter to make a picture of a small, lovely plant that blooms in the cold months. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine delicate white or pink flowers at the ends of stems as a little 'love' appearing in 'winter', which is why the name fits this herb.