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purple-stemmed aster

purple-stemmed aster

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A wildflower with purple stems and clusters of violet or blue flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : aster de tallos púrpuras
  • Gardeners admire the purple-stemmed aster for its vibrant color and hardiness.

Examples

  • Gardeners love the purple-stemmed asters for their vibrant colors.

  • The purple-stemmed aster blooms late in the summer along the edges of wetlands.

  • We found a patch of purple-stemmed asters while hiking through the meadow.

  • The purple-stemmed aster blooms in late summer.

  • The garden was filled with color as the purple-stemmed aster added vibrant violet flowers in late summer.

  • As autumn approached, the purple-stemmed aster stood tall, showcasing its beautiful blue clusters against the fading green.

  • In the wildflower meadow, the purple-stemmed aster attracted butterflies with its striking violet blossoms.

Surface Forms

purple-stemmed aster singular
purple-stemmed asters plural

Morphology

purple-stemmed + aster

The phrase is fully compositional: 'purple' (a color) + 'stemmed' (having stems) applied to 'aster' (a type of flower) yields the straightforward meaning of an aster with purple stems. The botanical specificity (scientific name) may be new to learners, but the referent is directly derivable from the constituent words.

Etymology

Purple-stemmed aster gives a simple picture: the plant has purple stemmed stalks and small, star-like aster flowers. So the name points to that 'wildflower' with violet or blue blooms.