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mountain pride

mountain pride

9.9
A low plant with deep pink flowers that grows on rocky mountain slopes
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : orgullo de montaña
  • The vibrant flowers of mountain pride brighten the rocky slopes each summer.

Examples

  • Hikers often spot mountain pride growing among the boulders at higher elevations.

  • Botanists study mountain pride for its ability to thrive in harsh mountain conditions.

  • Look at that stunning mountain pride over there!

  • The mountain pride blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • Hikers often spot mountain pride growing among the boulders at higher elevations.

  • The vibrant flowers of mountain pride brighten the rocky slopes each summer.

  • Botanists study mountain pride for its ability to thrive in harsh mountain conditions.

Synonyms

Penstemon newberryi
vsmountain pride
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant that grows in low mats with bright pink flowers on high rocky slopes

is the scientific name for the same plant

Surface Forms

mountain pride singular
mountain prides plural

Morphology

mountain + pride

Although 'mountain' is transparent, the word 'pride' does not have a botanical sense that would lead a learner to infer 'a mat-forming plant with pink flowers.' The overall meaning is a lexicalized common name for a specific plant and is not predictable from the constituent meanings known to a B1 learner, so learners would not reliably derive the plant sense.

Etymology

Mountain pride is named for the way it looks: bright pink mats of flowers on high rocky slopes that look like a proud display on the mountain. So the name joins mountain and pride, with pride here meaning 'a show of beauty', which helps you remember it is a showy plant of the high slopes.