winter jasmine
- noun
- /ˈwɪntər ˈdʒæzmin/
:
jazmín de invierno
- The winter jasmine brightened the garden with its cheerful yellow blooms in January.
Examples
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Unlike other jasmines, winter jasmine flowers appear before the leaves emerge.
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She planted winter jasmine along the stone wall to enjoy color during the cold months.
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Look at that beautiful winter jasmine over there!
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The winter jasmine blooms beautifully in the cold months.
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The winter jasmine brightened the garden with its cheerful yellow blooms in January.
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She planted winter jasmine along the stone wall to enjoy color during the cold months.
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Unlike other jasmines, winter jasmine flowers appear before the leaves emerge.
Synonyms
A bush that loses its leaves and has yellow flowers in winter
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'winter jasmine' is directly compositional: combining 'winter' (the cold season) with 'jasmine' (the plant) denotes a jasmine associated with winter (a jasmine that blooms or is seen in winter). This follows a common English noun+noun compounding pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Winter jasmine is named for the plant's bright yellow flowers that appear in the cold months before the leaves. The name links winter, the season when it blooms, and jasmine, the shrub, so today it means 'a jasmine plant that flowers in winter'.
