yellow-leaf sickle pine
- noun
- Australian
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pino de hojas amarillas
- The yellow-leaf sickle pine is unique to New Caledonian rain forests and prized for its unusual foliage.
Examples
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Researchers discovered a rare parasite living on the yellow-leaf sickle pine.
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Gardeners appreciate the yellow-leaf sickle pine for its attractive, sickle-shaped leaves.
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The yellow-leaf sickle pine thrives in the humid climate of New Caledonia.
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Many yellow-leaf sickle pines can be found in the rain forests.
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Gardeners appreciate the yellow-leaf sickle pine for its attractive, sickle-shaped leaves.
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Researchers discovered a rare parasite living on the yellow-leaf sickle pine.
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The yellow-leaf sickle pine is unique to New Caledonian rain forests and prized for its unusual foliage.
Synonyms
A rainforest tree from New Caledonia with a cone-shaped top and pale curved leaves
Surface Forms
Morphology
The name is compositionally descriptive: 'pine' identifies the tree, while 'sickle' and 'yellow-leaf' describe the shape (sickle-shaped) and colour (yellow) of its leaves. A B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer this refers to a pine with yellow, sickle-shaped leaves, so the meaning is directly derivable from its parts.
Etymology
Yellow-leaf sickle pine is named for how it looks: the tree is a pine with pale, curved yellow-leaf leaves that are sickle-shaped. So the name means 'a tree from New Caledonia with pale, sickle-shaped leaves'.
