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title: wildflower — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wildflower» in the school dictionary: A wildflower is a flower that grows naturally without being planted by people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wildflower

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**Who acts:** wildflower, flower, people, field, We, Bluebells · **What happens:** be, grow, plant, not pick, draw, have · **To what, where:** flower, wildflower patch, wildflowers, woods, national park, nature journals

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«wildflower» 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: [wildflower in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wildflower.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A wildflower is a flower that grows naturally without being planted by people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildflower:m1:1
# text = A wildflower is a flower that grows naturally without being planted by people.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wildflower	wildflower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	naturally	naturally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	planted	plant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a wildflower | a flower |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | a flower |  |  |  |  | naturally *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **plant** | gerund · passive | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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 {#x1}

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The field was full of poppies and other wildflowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildflower:x1:1
# text = The field was full of poppies and other wildflowers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	poppies	poppy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	wildflowers	wildflower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the field |  |  |  |  | of poppies and other wildflowers; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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We planted a wildflower patch for the bees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildflower:x2:1
# text = We planted a wildflower patch for the bees.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	planted	plant	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	wildflower	wildflower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | past | We | a wildflower patch |  |  |  | for the bees | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patch=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Bluebells are wildflowers that grow in woods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildflower:x3:1
# text = Bluebells are wildflowers that grow in woods.
1	Bluebells	bluebell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wildflowers	wildflower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Bluebells | wildflowers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | wildflowers |  |  | woods |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wood=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please don't pick wildflowers in the national park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildflower:x4:1
# text = Please don't pick wildflowers in the national park.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	wildflowers	wildflower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **pick** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | wildflowers |  | the national park |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wildflower=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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We drew wildflowers in our nature journals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildflower:x5:1
# text = We drew wildflowers in our nature journals.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	wildflowers	wildflower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	journals	journal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | We | wildflowers |  | our nature journals |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent wildflower=Theme in journal=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Australia has many wildflowers that grow nowhere else.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wildflower:x6:1
# text = Australia has many wildflowers that grow nowhere else.
1	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	wildflowers	wildflower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	nowhere	nowhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
8	else	else	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Australia | many wildflowers |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wildflower=Patient |
| 2 | **grow** | present | many wildflowers |  |  |  |  | nowhere *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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