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spring vetchling

spring vetchling

9.9
A small bushy plant with violet-blue flowers like a pea that blooms in spring
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : lathyrus primaveral
  • Gardeners often plant spring vetchling for early-spring color and pollinator attraction.

Examples

  • The spring vetchling brightened the woodland with its violet-blue blossoms.

  • I spotted a cluster of spring vetchling along the riverbank during my walk.

  • Look at that lovely spring vetchling over there!

  • Did you see a spring vetchling today?

  • Gardeners often plant spring vetchling for early-spring color and to attract pollinators.

  • I spotted a cluster of spring vetchling blooming alongside the riverbank during my walk.

  • The vibrant violet-blue flowers of the spring vetchling added beauty to the woodland.

Synonyms

Lathyrus vernus
vsspring vetchling
  • Specialized
9.9

A bushy European wildflower with violet-blue flowers that blooms in spring

is the everyday common name rather than the formal label

Surface Forms

spring vetchling singular
spring vetchlings plural

Morphology

spring + vetchling

The compound 'spring vetchling' is a straightforward noun–noun combination where 'spring' modifies 'vetchling', signalling a vetchling associated with the spring season. A B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes a plant that appears or flowers in spring, so the meaning is compositionally transparent.

Etymology

Spring vetchling is a simple picture: spring because it blooms in spring, and vetchling means 'little vetch'. So the name points to a small pea-family plant that flowers in early spring and has violet-blue blooms.