Meaning & use
freesia
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Meanings
nouncountable
A plant that grows from a bulb and produces sweet-smelling flowers in spring, or one of these flowers.
Grammar: Countable: one flower is a freesia; several are freesias. The plural is often used for cut flowers.
Patterns
- a freesia
- freesias
- a bunch of freesias
She planted freesias along the garden path.
A vase of freesias filled the room with a sweet scent.
The florist recommended freesias for their long-lasting blooms.
nouncountable
The fragrant flower of this plant, often used in bouquets.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a freesia' for one flower or 'freesias' for many.
Patterns
- a freesia
- freesias
- a bouquet of freesias
He gave her a single freesia.
The bouquet included white freesias and pink roses.
Freesias are popular in wedding arrangements.
Word forms
| plural | freesias |
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Common combinations
- a bunch of freesias
- He bought a bunch of freesias for his mother.
- freesia bulbs
- Plant the freesia bulbs in autumn for spring blooms.
- scented freesias
- The scented freesias perfumed the entire room.
- white freesias
- White freesias are often used in bridal bouquets.
- freesia flowers
- Freesia flowers come in many colors, including yellow and purple.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence:
Choose one answer.
The correct answer is 'a freesia' because 'freesia' is a countable noun, so the singular form takes 'a'. Option B is wrong because 'a' cannot be used with a plural noun. Option C is wrong because 'freesia' as a count noun needs a determiner in this context. Option D is wrong because 'some' with a singular count noun is not standard; you would say 'some freesias'.
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