pride of Barbados
- noun
- /praɪd əv bɑrˈbeɪdəs/
- US
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orgullo de Barbados
- The pride of Barbados brightened the garden with its vibrant red and yellow flowers.
Examples
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The delicate foliage of the pride of Barbados makes it a favorite among landscape designers.
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Locals often plant pride of Barbados along roadsides for its ornamental appeal.
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The pride of Barbados blooms beautifully in the summer.
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Have you seen the pride of Barbados in the garden?
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Locals often plant pride of Barbados along roadsides for its ornamental appeal.
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The pride of Barbados brightened the garden with its vibrant red and yellow flowers.
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The pride of Barbados blooms beautifully in the summer.
Synonyms
A tropical shrub like a small tree with bright orange, red and yellow flowers grown in gardens
A tropical small tree with bright orange-red flowers grown in gardens
A small tree with bright red and yellow flowers often grown in gardens for its beauty
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a conventional plant name whose specific meaning (‘a tropical shrub with showy flowers’) cannot be derived from the constituents 'pride' (a lion group or feeling of self-respect) + 'of' + 'Barbados'. A B1 learner who knows the component words would likely interpret it as possession/attribute or a lion group rather than identify it as the name of a plant, so the relation is not compositional or predictable.
Etymology
Pride of Barbados may come from one popular story: island people were proud of the plant's very bright red and yellow flowers, so they called it the pride of Barbados. That's why today Pride of Barbados means 'a showy plant often used in gardens'.
