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tidytips

tidytips

9.9
A small California wildflower with yellow petals that have white tips
  • noun
  • /ˈtaɪdiˌtɪps/
  • US
translation icon : punta ordenada
  • Wildflowers like poppies and tidytips bloom throughout California in the spring.

Examples

  • The field was dotted with bright tidytips among the spring grasses.

  • She planted tidytips in her garden to attract pollinators.

  • The tidytips bloomed beautifully in the spring.

  • Have you seen the tidytips at the botanical garden?

  • She planted tidytips in her garden to attract pollinators.

  • The field was dotted with bright tidytips among the spring grasses.

  • Wildflowers like poppies and tidytips bloom throughout California in the spring.

Synonyms

tidy tips
vstidytips
  • US
9.9

A wildflower in California that lives for one year and has yellow flowers with white tips

is the single-word written form used in some sources
Layia platyglossa
vstidytips
  • Specialized
9.9

A small wildflower from California with yellow flower heads tipped with white

is the common everyday name used instead of the scientific term

Surface Forms

tidytips singular
tidytips plural

Morphology

tidytips = tidytip (transparent) = tidy + tip + s

The plural is a straightforward addition to the singular plant name 'tidytip'; the plural formation is regular and transparent.

Etymology

The word tidytips comes from a simple English description: tidy meaning 'neat' and tips meaning 'ends', because the flower has neat white tips on its yellow petals. So, tidytips refers to a California wildflower with yellow flower heads and white-tipped petals.