sweet wattle
- noun
- US
- Perfumers highly value sweet wattle because of its unique scent.
Examples
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The garden's collection of sweet wattle filled the air with a subtle, pleasant fragrance.
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The sweet wattle blooms beautifully in the spring.
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In South America, sweet wattle trees are sometimes planted for their ornamental flowers.
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Have you ever seen a sweet wattle in bloom?
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In South America, sweet wattle trees are sometimes planted for their ornamental flowers.
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Perfumers highly value sweet wattle because of its unique scent.
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The garden's collection of sweet wattle filled the air with a subtle, pleasant fragrance.
Synonyms
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8.4
A thorny bush or small tree from warm regions with fragrant yellow flowers used to make perfume
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A small thorny tree with scented yellow flowers used in perfume
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A small thorny tree with sweet yellow flowers used to make perfume
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A small tree or bush with thorns and sweet-smelling yellow flowers that people use to make perfume
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A thorny plant from tropical America with yellow fragrant flowers used to make perfume
A thorny tropical shrub or small tree with sweet yellow flowers used in perfume
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is an adjective + noun composition where 'sweet' (fragrant) modifies 'wattle' (a type of tree), so the meaning 'a wattle that is sweet‑smelling' is directly derivable from the parts. This is a standard, compositional English pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Sweet wattle gets its name from two clear images: sweet for its nice, strong flower smell and wattle for the thin branches people once wove into fences. So, the name helps you remember that sweet wattle is a small, often thorny tree with fragrant yellow flowers used in perfume.