scarlet hamelia
- noun
- US
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hamelia escarlata
- The garden's centerpiece was a scarlet hamelia in full bloom, attracting dozens of hummingbirds.
Examples
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The scarlet hamelia thrives in warm climates and requires little maintenance.
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Many landscapers in Florida use scarlet hamelia for its vibrant flowers and wildlife appeal.
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The scarlet hamelia blooms beautifully in the summer.
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Have you seen a scarlet hamelia before?
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Many landscapers in Florida use scarlet hamelia for its vibrant flowers and wildlife appeal.
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The scarlet hamelia thrives in warm climates and requires little maintenance.
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The garden's centerpiece was a scarlet hamelia in full bloom, attracting dozens of hummingbirds.
Synonyms
A tropical bush with bright orange-red flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds
A shrub with bright red or orange flowers that attracts hummingbirds
A bush with bright red or orange flowers that grows in warm places
A bush with bright orange to red flowers often grown in gardens
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun combination: 'scarlet' names a color and 'hamelia' is a shrub, so the phrase denotes a hamelia that is scarlet in color and is directly derivable from the parts. Color-adjective + noun constructions are cross-linguistically common and follow standard compositional patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the meaning.
Etymology
Scarlet hamelia points to the plant's bright red flowers and to the group of plants called Hamelia. Picture a small tropical bush covered in scarlet blooms that attract hummingbirds, and that image helps you remember it means a 'tropical shrub' with bright orange to scarlet flowers.
