Definition

1. Verb:
   • To improve or enhance (a plant variety) through selective cultivation: In agriculture, "bồi dục" specifically refers to the process of seeking to better a crop's characteristics, such as yield, hardiness, or quality, by careful breeding and cultivation methods.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các nhà khoa học đang bồi dục giống lúa mới. (Scientists are improving the new rice variety.)
  • Bồi dục cây trồng là công việc đòi hỏi nhiều năm. (Enhancing crops is work that requires many years.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is highly specialized and is primarily used in formal agricultural, botanical, or scientific contexts. It is not common in everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Cải tạo giống: to improve breeds/varieties (a more common near-synonym in agricultural contexts).
• Chọn giống: selective breeding.

Synonyms

• Cultivate (for improvement): to try to improve or develop by careful attention.
• Enhance: to intensify or improve in quality.
• Ameliorate (a strain/variety): to make a plant variety better.

Notes on Usage

• "Bồi dục" is a technical term. Learners are more likely to encounter phrases like "cải thiện giống cây trồng" (to improve plant varieties) in general contexts.