Swamp Candles (Noun)
Meaning
North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The swamp candles grew densely in the wetlands, making navigation through the area quite challenging.
- Native Americans used the fragrant roots of the swamp candles for making potent teas.
- At dusk, the swamp candles lit the marshy landscape, their yellow flowers glowing in the fading light.
- Wildlife in the area seemed drawn to the swamp candles' spikes of bright yellow flowers, a rare splash of color in the wetlands.
- In the shallow waters near the swamp candles, birds hunted for small fish darting beneath the plants' tall stalks.