red angel's trumpet
- noun
- Specialized
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trompeta de ángel roja
- The red angel's trumpet is prized in gardens for its striking flowers.
Examples
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A mature red angel's trumpet can grow several meters high and bloom throughout the summer.
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Gardeners should be cautious, as the red angel's trumpet contains toxic compounds.
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The red angel's trumpet blooms beautifully in the spring.
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I saw a red angel's trumpet in the botanical garden.
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The bright orange-red flowers of the red angel's trumpet attract many bees and butterflies in the garden.
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In the tropical climate, the red angel's trumpet thrives and produces large blooms all summer long.
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With its trumpet-shaped flowers, the red angel's trumpet adds a vibrant touch to any landscape.
Synonyms
A South American shrub with large orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers that are poisonous
A South American shrub or small tree with large hanging orange-red flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
red + angel's + trumpet
The phrase transparently supplies color ('red') and a metaphorical shape cue ('trumpet') tied to 'angel' so a learner who knows the words can infer a red object with trumpet-shaped form — likely a flower — but they would not reliably infer the specific botanical sense (a South American shrub) or full lexicalized plant name without exposure. Because part of the meaning (color + shape) is predictable from the constituents while the plant-name status and cultural/lexicalized sense are not, this is best classified as semi-transparent.
Etymology
Red angel's trumpet may come from the plant's large, red, trumpet-shaped flowers that hang down like a trumpet an 'angel' might carry. That's why the name now refers to this South American shrub with bright, showy blooms.
