mountain everlasting
- noun
- UK
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siempreviva de montaña
- The slopes were covered with clusters of mountain everlasting in full bloom.
Examples
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Hikers were delighted to spot mountain everlasting growing along the alpine trail.
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Gardeners often plant mountain everlasting for its attractive silvery foliage.
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The mountain everlasting blooms in early spring.
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Many hikers admire the mountain everlasting during their treks.
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Hikers were delighted to spot mountain everlasting growing along the alpine trail.
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The slopes were covered with clusters of mountain everlasting in full bloom.
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Gardeners often plant mountain everlasting for its attractive silvery foliage.
Synonyms
A low plant with soft silvery leaves and small white flower clusters
Surface Forms
Morphology
The name is compositionally built from 'mountain' (a high landform) + 'everlasting' (a type of daisy-like flower), so the meaning 'an everlasting flower that grows in mountainous areas' is directly derivable from the constituents. This noun–noun compound follows a common descriptive naming pattern in English (and parallels in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely infer the plant meaning.
Etymology
Mountain everlasting is named for where and how the plant lives: it grows on mountain slopes and its white, woolly flower heads keep their shape and color when dried, so people called them 'everlasting' to mean 'long-lasting'.
