bách thảo
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Definition
- Noun:
- All plants as a whole; the plant kingdom: The term "bách thảo" refers to the collective entirety of plant life or vegetation. It is a classical, literary term meaning "a hundred herbs," symbolizing the vast diversity of the plant world.
- Botanical; relating to plants: Used as a modifier in compound terms to denote something related to the study or collection of plants.
Usage Examples
- Noun (as a concept):
- Sự đa dạng của bách thảo là vô tận. (The diversity of the plant kingdom is endless.)
- As a modifier in a compound noun:
- Chúng tôi đã tham quan vườn bách thảo. (We visited the botanical garden.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in fixed, classical compounds, most notably "vườn bách thảo" (botanical garden). It is rarely used in modern, everyday standalone speech.
Variants and Related Words
- Vườn bách thảo (n): Botanical garden. A garden dedicated to the collection, cultivation, and display of a wide variety of plants.
- Vườn bách thảo Sài Gòn rất rộng lớn. (The Saigon Botanical Garden is very spacious.)
- Tập bách thảo (n): Herbarium. A collection of preserved plant specimens.
- Nhà khoa học đang nghiên cứu một tập bách thảo cổ. (The scientist is studying an ancient herbarium.)
Synonyms
- Thực vật: Plants, vegetation (a more common, modern term).
- Giới thực vật: The plant kingdom.
Notes on Usage
- "Bách thảo" is a Sino-Vietnamese word (from Chinese: 百草). Its usage is formal and academic. In contemporary Vietnamese, for the general concept of "plants," the word "thực vật" or "cây cối" is more commonly used.
- It primarily survives in institutional names like "Vườn Bách thảo" (Botanical Garden) or "Bách thảo học" (Botany).
- All plants as a whole
- vườn bách thảoBotanical garden