blue-flowered

the compound adjective 'blue-flowered' is a modern english formation following a transparent descriptive pattern. its first element, 'blue', traces back to old english and proto-germanic terms for the color. the second element, 'flower', entered english via old french from the latin 'flōs', meaning blossom. the suffix '-ed' is a productive english adjectival suffix of germanic origin, used to mean 'possessing' or 'characterized by'. thus, the word's logic is straightforward: it literally describes a plant 'having blue flowers', a direct combination of its constituent morphemes' meanings.

Structure: blue (color) + flower (blossom) + ed (adjective suffix) blue: from old english 'blāw', of germanic origin; denotes the color. flower: from old french 'flour', from latin 'flōs, flōr-'; denotes the blossom of a plant. ed: from old english '-ed', '-od', '-ad'; a suffix forming adjectives with the sense 'having; provided with'.