bò lan

bò lan

Cây dâu tây có thân bò lan trên mặt đất.

Definitions

  1. Verb:

    • To creep/spread along the ground: Refers to the growth habit of certain plants where stems or branches grow horizontally along the soil surface, often rooting at nodes.
    • To crawl/spread out: Can describe the action of something extending or moving slowly and closely over a surface in a sprawling manner.

  2. Adjective (Botanical context):

    • Prostrate, trailing, creeping: Describes plants with stems that grow flat along the ground. This is the primary technical meaning found in botanical descriptions.
Usage Examples

  • Verb:

    • Cây dâu tây có thân bò lan trên mặt đất. (The strawberry plant has stems that creep along the ground.)
    • Cây trầu không thường bò lan trên thân cây khác. (The betel plant often creeps/spreads on other tree trunks.)

  • Adjective:

    • Đây là một loại cây thân bò lan, rất thích hợp để trồng làm cảnh. (This is a creeping/trailing plant, very suitable for ornamental planting.)
    • Những dây khoai lang bò lan khắp vườn. (The sweet potato vines trailed/spread all over the garden.)
Advanced Usage
  • Technical/Botanical Description: Used precisely to describe plant morphology.
    • Chiều cao thân cây được đo từ gốc đến đỉnh, không tính phần thân bò lan. (The plant height is measured from the base to the apex, excluding the prostrate stem parts.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Bò (verb): To crawl, to creep (of animals or sometimes plants). The core verb meaning "to move on limbs close to the ground."
  • Lan (verb): To spread, to extend over an area. Often combined with other verbs to indicate a spreading manner.
  • Leo (verb): To climb. Contrasts with 'bò lan' as it implies vertical growth (e.g., - climbing plant).
Synonyms
  • Trườn (verb): To slither, to crawl. Can be used similarly but is less specific to plants.
  • Phủ (verb): To cover. Implies the result of spreading over a surface.
Related Phrases (Verb Phrases)
  • Bò lan ra: To creep/spread out.
    • Cây bí đỏ bò lan ra chiếm hết lối đi. (The pumpkin plant crept out and occupied the entire path.)
Related Idioms
    • Tin đồn bò lan khắp làng. (The rumor spread/crawled throughout the village.)