yellow bachelor's button
- noun
- US
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botón de oro amarillo
- In the marsh, the yellow bachelor's button stands out with its vibrant orange-yellow blooms.
Examples
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The wetlands were dotted with bright yellow bachelor's button in early spring.
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Conservationists are working to protect the rare yellow bachelor's button from habitat loss.
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Look at that stunning yellow bachelor's button!
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The yellow bachelor's button blooms beautifully in spring.
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In the marsh, the yellow bachelor's button stands out with its vibrant orange-yellow blooms.
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Conservationists are working to protect the rare yellow bachelor's button from habitat loss.
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The wetlands were dotted with bright yellow bachelor's button in early spring.
Synonyms
A plant that grows in wet, swampy places in the southeastern United States and has spikes of yellow-orange flowers
A small plant that grows in wet sandy areas in the southeastern United States and has spikes of yellow-orange flowers
A bog plant with spikes of orange-yellow flowers that grows in the southeastern United States
A bog plant with spikes of yellow-orange flowers that grows in the pine barrens
Surface Forms
Morphology
The word 'yellow' and the botanical sense of 'button' give a B1 learner a clear image of a small yellow, button-like flower, so much of the referential meaning is inferable from the parts. However, 'bachelor's button' is a conventional plant name whose possessive element is lexicalized and does not transparently explain species-specific properties, so the expression is not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Yellow bachelor's button gets its name from the small, round blooms that look like little buttons: yellow shows the color and bachelor's button was a name for a tiny flower a 'single man' might wear as a decoration. So the name helps you picture a small yellow, button-like flower found in bogs.
