tansy leaf aster
- noun
- US
:
aster de hojas de tanaceto
- The tansy leaf aster brightens prairies from Alberta to Mexico with its vibrant purple blooms.
Examples
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The fernlike leaves of the tansy leaf aster make it easily distinguishable from other wildflowers.
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The tansy leaf aster blooms beautifully in late summer.
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Gardeners often plant tansy leaf asters to attract pollinators to their wildflower beds.
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Look at that tansy leaf aster!
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Gardeners often plant tansy leaf asters to attract pollinators to their wildflower beds.
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The tansy leaf aster brightens prairies from Alberta to Mexico with its vibrant purple blooms.
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The fernlike leaves of the tansy leaf aster make it easily distinguishable from other wildflowers.
Synonyms
A wild flower with narrow bright purple petals and fernlike leaves that grows from Alberta to Mexico
A wild aster with fernlike leaves and bright purple narrow flowers found in western North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase names an aster characterized by leaves like those of the tansy plant, so a learner who knows 'tansy', 'leaf', and 'aster' can compose those meanings to infer an aster with tansy-like leaves. This is a descriptive, noun-modifier compound following common compositional patterns, making the meaning directly derivable from its parts.
Etymology
Tansy leaf aster gets its name from how it looks: its leaves look like the garden plant tansy and its flowers are star-like, so aster means 'star'. The name helps you picture a wildflower with tansy-like leaves and bright purple blooms.
