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laburnums

Flora
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Trees known for their hanging yellow flowers; in poetry, a symbol of beauty, toxicity, and seasonal change.

Detailed Definition
Laburnum is a flowering tree or shrub with drooping clusters of bright yellow blossoms. In poetry it often appears for its ornamental beauty and color, as in this garden memory.
Example
Example in poetry:
“With the gold of the laburnums, their tribute to the Spring” links the tree’s yellow blossoms with seasonal richness; Laburnum appears in garden poetry as a “golden rain” tree; Thomas Hardy’s “The Laburnum” uses the flowering tree in a reflective natural setting; “Laburnum spilled gold over the gate” gives a contemporary lyric a vivid, cascading color image
Additional Notes
The word "laburnums" names a specific plant in the quoted line, and many readers may not know the tree by name.; Found in the poem, Captain Cook (To My Brother) by Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Also Known As
golden chain trees laburnum blossoms laburnum flowers laburnum shrubs
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