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poinsettia

Who acts: plant, We, red parts, Poinsettias, you · What happens: leave, buy, be, come, decorate, keep · To what, where: small yellow flowers, poinsettia, leaves, Mexico, church · Speech: someone speaks here

«poinsettia» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: poinsettia in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A plant from Mexico with large bright red (or pink or white) leaves around small yellow flowers, popular at Christmas.

The tree, 20 words
detnsubjcasenmodcasenmodamodconjpunctccconjccconjpunctcaseamodamodoblpunctamodcaseoblpunctrootADETplantNOUNfromADPMexicoPROPNwithADPlargeADJbrightADJredADJ(PUNCTorCCONJpinkADJorCCONJwhiteADJ)PUNCTleavesVERBaroundADPsmallADJyellowADJflowersNOUN,PUNCTpopularADJatADPChristmasPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 plantdet
2plantplantNOUNNumber=Sing15 leavesnsubj
3fromfromADP_4 Mexicocase
4MexicoMexicoPROPNNumber=Sing2 plantnmod
5withwithADP_6 largecase
6largelargeADJDegree=Pos2 plantnmod
7brightbrightADJDegree=Pos8 redamod
8redredADJDegree=Pos6 largeconj
9((PUNCT_11 pinkpunct
10ororCCONJ_11 pinkcc
11pinkpinkADJDegree=Pos6 largeconj
12ororCCONJ_13 whitecc
13whitewhiteADJDegree=Pos11 pinkconj
14))PUNCT_11 pinkpunct
15leavesleaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
16aroundaroundADP_19 flowerscase
17smallsmallADJDegree=Pos19 flowersamod
18yellowyellowADJDegree=Pos19 flowersamod
19flowersflowerNOUNNumber=Plur15 leavesobl
20,,PUNCT_21 popularpunct
21popularpopularADJDegree=Pos19 flowersamod
22atatADP_23 Christmascase
23ChristmasChristmasPROPNNumber=Sing21 popularobl
24..PUNCT_15 leavespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1leavepresenta plant from Mexico with largesmall yellow flowersvn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme around flower=Initial_Location

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Example 1

We bought a poinsettia for the Christmas table.

nsubjdetobjcasedetcompoundoblpunctrootWePRONboughtVERBaDETpoinsettiaNOUNforADPtheDETChristmasPROPNtableNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 boughtnsubj
2boughtbuyVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 poinsettiadet
4poinsettiapoinsettiaNOUNNumber=Sing2 boughtobj
5forforADP_8 tablecase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 tabledet
7ChristmasChristmasPROPNNumber=Sing8 tablecompound
8tabletableNOUNNumber=Sing2 boughtobl
9..PUNCT_2 boughtpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1buypastWea poinsettiafor the Christmas tablevn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent poinsettia=Theme for table=Beneficiary

Example 2

The red parts of a poinsettia are leaves, not petals.

detamodnsubjcasedetnmodcoppunctadvmodconjpunctrootTheDETredADJpartsNOUNofADPaDETpoinsettiaNOUNareAUXleavesNOUN,PUNCTnotPARTpetalsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 partsdet
2redredADJDegree=Pos3 partsamod
3partspartNOUNNumber=Plur8 leavesnsubj
4ofofADP_6 poinsettiacase
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 poinsettiadet
6poinsettiapoinsettiaNOUNNumber=Sing3 partsnmod
7arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 leavescop
8leavesleafNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
9,,PUNCT_11 petalspunct
10notnotPARTPolarity=Neg11 petalsadvmod
11petalspetalNOUNNumber=Plur8 leavesconj
12..PUNCT_8 leavespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe red parts of a poinsettialeaves and petalstree rules

Example 3

Poinsettias come from Mexico.

nsubjcaseoblpunctrootPoinsettiasNOUNcomeVERBfromADPMexicoPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PoinsettiaspoinsettiaNOUNNumber=Plur2 comensubj
2comecomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3fromfromADP_4 Mexicocase
4MexicoMexicoPROPNNumber=Sing2 comeobl
5..PUNCT_2 comepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1comepresentPoinsettiasMexicovn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from mexico=Initial_Location

Example 4

The church was decorated with red poinsettias.

detnsubj:passaux:passcaseamodoblpunctrootTheDETchurchNOUNwasAUXdecoratedVERBwithADPredADJpoinsettiasNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 churchdet
2churchchurchNOUNNumber=Sing4 decoratednsubj:pass
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 decoratedaux:pass
4decorateddecorateVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5withwithADP_7 poinsettiascase
6redredADJDegree=Pos7 poinsettiasamod
7poinsettiaspoinsettiaNOUNNumber=Plur4 decoratedobl
8..PUNCT_4 decoratedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1decoratepast · passivethe churchwith red poinsettiasvn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with poinsettia=Theme

Example 5

Keep a poinsettia warm and away from draughts.

detobjxcompccconjcaseoblpunctrootKeepVERBaDETpoinsettiaNOUNwarmADJandCCONJawayADVfromADPdraughtsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1KeepkeepVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 poinsettiadet
3poinsettiapoinsettiaNOUNNumber=Sing1 Keepobj
4warmwarmADJDegree=Pos1 Keepxcomp
5andandCCONJ_6 awaycc
6awayawayADV_4 warmconj
7fromfromADP_8 draughtscase
8draughtsdraughtNOUNNumber=Plur6 awayobl
9..PUNCT_1 Keeppunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1keepimperativeyou not said herea poinsettiawarm propertyvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poinsettia=Theme

Example 6

In Mexico the poinsettia is called the Christmas Eve flower.

caseobldetnsubj:passaux:passdetcompoundcompoundxcomppunctrootInADPMexicoPROPNtheDETpoinsettiaNOUNisAUXcalledVERBtheDETChristmasPROPNEvePROPNflowerNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_2 Mexicocase
2MexicoMexicoPROPNNumber=Sing6 calledobl
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 poinsettiadet
4poinsettiapoinsettiaNOUNNumber=Sing6 callednsubj:pass
5isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 calledaux:pass
6calledcallVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 flowerdet
8ChristmasChristmasPROPNNumber=Sing9 Evecompound
9EveEvePROPNNumber=Sing10 flowercompound
10flowerflowerNOUNNumber=Sing6 calledxcomp
11..PUNCT_6 calledpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1callpresent · passivethe poinsettiaMexicovn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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