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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

arbusto florido

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ar-bus-toh flo-ree-doo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Flowering Shrub/ˈflaʊ.ər.ɪŋ ʃrʌb/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O jardim está cheio de arbustos floridos."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A shrub that produces flowers, often cultivated for decorative purposes.

    "The garden was filled with vibrant flowering shrubs that attracted many bees."
  2. 2

    A type of plant characterized by its ability to bloom, typically used in landscaping.

    "In spring, the flowering shrubs create a stunning display of colors."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'flowering shrub' combines 'flowering', derived from the Old English 'flōwrian', meaning to bloom, and 'shrub', from the Old English 'scrybb', referring to a woody plant. The phrase evolved to describe a category of plants that produce flowers, emphasizing their ornamental value in gardens and landscapes.

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