trumpet honeysuckle
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- noun
- /ˈtrʌmpɪt ˈhʌnɪsʌkəl/
- US
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madreselva trompeta
- I saw a stunning trumpet honeysuckle in the garden.
Examples
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The trumpet honeysuckle blooms beautifully in the summer.
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Clusters of bright flowers bloomed on the trumpet honeysuckle by the porch.
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She planted a trumpet honeysuckle to cover the old fence in her backyard.
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The trumpet honeysuckle in our garden attracts hummingbirds all summer long.
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The trumpet honeysuckle is a beautiful addition to any garden, attracting hummingbirds with its bright coral-red flowers.
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In spring, the trumpet honeysuckle blooms with stunning orange tubular flowers that add vibrant color to the landscape.
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Gardeners often choose trumpet honeysuckle for trellises, as it climbs efficiently and produces lovely blossoms in the summer.
Synonyms
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A climbing plant that has sweet-smelling, tube-shaped flowers and is grown to decorate gardens
A vine that keeps green leaves all year, has red or orange trumpet flowers, and attracts hummingbirds
A climbing evergreen vine with coral-red tubular flowers often grown in gardens
Surface Forms
Morphology
trumpet + honeysuckle
The compound denotes a honeysuckle characterized by trumpet-shaped (tubular) flowers; given 'honeysuckle' as a climbing shrub with tubular, sweetly scented flowers and the everyday sense of 'trumpet' as a tubular shape, the overall meaning is directly inferable from the parts. This is a straightforward descriptive noun phrase following common noun-modifier composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Trumpet honeysuckle gets its name from the long, tube-shaped flowers that look like small trumpets and from honeysuckle, because the blooms make a sweet liquid like 'honey'. So the name tells you it is a climbing vine with bright, trumpet-like flowers that attract birds.