Painted Tongue (Noun)
Meaning
Chilean herb having velvety funnel-shaped yellowish or violet flowers with long tonguelike styles at the corolla throat.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The painted tongue has been cultivated in gardens for many years due to its unique appearance and properties.
- At the high-altitude Andes in Chile, you can find the vibrant painted tongue flowers swaying gently in the breeze.
- This Chilean herb, commonly referred to as the painted tongue, has velvety funnel-shaped flowers in a range of colors from yellowish to violet hues.
- The long tonguelike styles at the corolla throat of the painted tongue distinguish this flower from others in the same region.
- When hiking through the mountainous terrain of Chile, it is not uncommon to stumble upon the beautiful painted tongue flowers.