running pop
- noun
- Specialized
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flor de pasión
- The running pop is known for its distinctive, unpleasant-smelling stems when broken.
Examples
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In tropical America, the running pop grows wild along the forest edges.
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Gardeners appreciate the delicate bracts of the running pop, despite its malodorous odor.
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The running pop is often found in tropical gardens.
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Have you seen the running pops in the botanical garden?
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Gardeners appreciate the delicate bracts of the running pop, despite its malodorous odor.
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In tropical America, the running pop grows wild along the forest edges.
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The running pop is known for its distinctive, unpleasant-smelling stems when broken.
Synonyms
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7.2
A climbing plant with colorful flowers and edible fruit
A tropical passion flower from the Americas with thin leaf parts and stems that smell bad when crushed
A tropical climbing flower with fine leaf parts and a strong smell when crushed
A tropical vine with thin divided leaves that smells strong when you crush its stems
Surface Forms
Morphology
running + pop
The compound refers to a specific botanical name for a passion flower, but the given constituent meanings ('running' as liquid in motion and 'pop' undefined) do not combine to yield that floral description; the sense is a lexicalized plant name rather than a compositional phrase. Because the constituents do not transparently map onto the botanical meaning and 'pop' lacks a clear, relevant sense, a B1 learner who knows the parts would not be able to derive the overall meaning.
Etymology
Running pop may get its name from the plant's long stems that are running along the ground and its small flower parts that seem to pop open like little cups; when the stems are crushed they give a bad smell, so the name helps you picture this spreading, smelly plant.