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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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...a flower or flower cluster or a fructification...
peduncle
1 : a stalk bearing a flower or flower cluster or a fructification
[M-W's Dictionary]
In the above definition flower cluster is one of those compound nouns where I would have used 's to form a compound noun. I believe it is due to the fact that in my native tongue compound nouns are not made just by combining two different words. If I had to do the word for word translation of my native phrase used for flower cluster , then I would have written cluster of flowers or flowers' cluster. What compound nouns in English use apostrophe s ('s)? And would it be correct if I write cluster of flowers or flowers' cluster instead of flower cluster?
1 : a stalk bearing a flower or flower cluster or a fructification
[M-W's Dictionary]
In the above definition flower cluster is one of those compound nouns where I would have used 's to form a compound noun. I believe it is due to the fact that in my native tongue compound nouns are not made just by combining two different words. If I had to do the word for word translation of my native phrase used for flower cluster , then I would have written cluster of flowers or flowers' cluster. What compound nouns in English use apostrophe s ('s)? And would it be correct if I write cluster of flowers or flowers' cluster instead of flower cluster?
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Hi, peduncle 1 : a stalk bearing a flower or flower cluster or a fructification [M-W's Dictionary] In the above definition flower cluster is one of those compound nouns where I would have used 's to form a compound noun. I believe it is due to the fact that in my native tongue compound nouns are not made just by combining two different words. If I had to do the word for word translation of my native phrase used for flower cluster , then I would have written cluster of flowers or flowers' cluster .
- Hi, peduncle 1 : a stalk bearing a flower or flower cluster or a fructification [M-W's Dictionary] In the above definition flower cluster is one of those compound nouns where I would have used 's to form a compound noun.
- I believe it is due to the fact that in my native tongue compound nouns are not made just by combining two different words.
- If I had to do the word for word translation of my native phrase used for flower cluster , then I would have written cluster of flowers or flowers' cluster .
- What compound nouns in English use apostrophe s ('s)?
- eg Women's clothes, men's washroom (= for the use of ).
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Hi,
peduncle
1 : a stalk bearing a flower or flower cluster or a fructification
[M-W's Dictionary]
In the above definition flower cluster is one of those compound nouns where I would have used 's to form a compound noun. I believe it is due to the fact that in my native tongue compound n
peduncle
1 : a stalk bearing a flower or flower cluster or a fructification
[M-W's Dictionary]
In the above definition flower cluster is one of those compound nouns where I would have used 's to form a compound noun. I believe it is due to the fact that in my native tongue compound n
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