peach-leaved willow
- noun
- US
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sauce de durazno
- The peach-leaved willow is commonly found near rivers and streams in the western U.S.
Examples
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Many gardeners admire the peach-leaved willow for its distinctive narrow leaves.
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We spotted a cluster of peach-leaved willows growing along the riverbank.
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The peach-leaved willow thrives near rivers.
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Many peach-leaved willows grow along the creek.
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Many gardeners admire the peach-leaved willow for its distinctive narrow leaves.
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The peach-leaved willow is commonly found near rivers and streams in the western U.S.
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We spotted a cluster of peach-leaved willows growing along the riverbank.
Synonyms
A willow tree that grows in western North America with leaves like almond trees
A willow tree with long narrow leaves like a peach tree
A willow tree that grows in the western United States with leaves shaped like almonds
Surface Forms
Morphology
peach-leaved + willow
The compound is fully compositional: 'peach-leaved' describes the leaves as resembling those of a peach (or almond) and 'willow' names the tree, so the overall meaning — a willow with peach-like leaves — is directly derivable from the parts. This modifier+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
The plant name peach-leaved willow comes from how the tree looks. The peach-leaved part means its leaves are long and narrow like a 'peach' leaf, and willow is the tree, so the name means a 'willow tree' with peach-like leaves.
