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purple poppy mallow

purple poppy mallow

9.5
Hairy plant that lives many years with round lobed leaves and large purple or red flowers
  • noun
  • /ˈpɜrpl ˈpɑpi ˈmæl.oʊ/
  • US
translation icon : malva amapola púrpura
  • Gardeners prize purple poppy mallow for its drought tolerance and vivid flowers.

Examples

  • During summer, fields in Kansas are dotted with purple poppy mallow in full bloom.

  • The purple poppy mallow brightened the garden with its striking blossoms.

  • The purple poppy mallow blooms beautifully in spring.

  • Many gardeners love the purple poppy mallow for its vibrant colors.

  • During summer, fields in Kansas are dotted with purple poppy mallow in full bloom.

  • Gardeners prize purple poppy mallow for its drought tolerance and vivid flowers.

  • The purple poppy mallow brightened the garden with its striking blossoms.

Synonyms

Callirhoe involucrata
vspurple poppy mallow
  • Specialized
9.9

A low hairy plant that spreads across the ground with round deeply lobed leaves and red-purple flowers

gives the same plant details in plain descriptive language

Surface Forms

purple poppy mallow singular
purple poppy mallows plural

Morphology

purple + poppy + mallow

This is a descriptive compound made from plainly meaningful constituents: 'purple' (color) + 'poppy' (a type of flower) + 'mallow' (a flowering plant). A B1 learner who knows these words can readily infer it refers to a mallow-like plant with poppy-like flowers that are purple; the compositional, referential naming pattern is common cross-linguistically and thus transparently comprehensible.

Etymology

Purple poppy mallow is a picture name: its bright purple flowers look like little poppy blooms and its leaves and stems are like other mallow plants. So the name simply describes this purple 'plant'.