bed of flowers

Thân thiện

A gardener carefully tends to a colorful bed of flowers.

Definition

Noun: - A flower bed; a garden plot where flowers are cultivated: A specifically prepared area of ground, often in a garden or park, planted with flowers for decorative purposes.

Usage

• Used to describe a dedicated, often rectangular or shaped, area of soil where flowers are grown together.
• Typically refers to a planned and maintained floral display, not a wild or random grouping of flowers.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The park's main attraction is a large, circular bed of flowers filled with tulips in the spring.
  • She spends her mornings weeding and watering the bed of flowers by her front porch.

Advanced Usage

• While "bed of flowers" is a standard phrase, in professional horticulture or garden design, the simpler term "flower bed" is more commonly used.
• The phrase can be used metaphorically to describe something pleasing or abundant, though this is less common than the literal use.
  • The valley in spring was a bed of flowers, a riot of color as far as the eye could see.

Variants and Related Words

• Flower bed (n): The more common synonym for a bed of flowers.
• Garden bed (n): A more general term that can include beds for vegetables or shrubs, not exclusively flowers.
• Border (n): A long, narrow flower bed, often lining a path or wall.
• Patch (n): A small, often less formal, area where plants grow.

Synonyms

• Flower bed
• Flower garden (though this can imply a larger area)
• Plot (in the context of a garden)

Related Phrases

• A bed of roses: An idiom meaning a situation of ease, comfort, or luxury.
  • Life as a student is not always a bed of roses.
  • (Note: This idiom is related in imagery but distinct in meaning from "bed of flowers").

Học thuật

Noun

1. a bed in which flowers are growing

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