Definition

Noun: - Root sucker, root sprout: A new shoot or stem that grows from the root system of a plant, often at some distance from the main stem. This is a form of vegetative reproduction. - Sucker (botany): A secondary shoot arising from the base of a tree or shrub or from its roots.

Usage

• The term "chồi rễ" is a botanical term used to describe a specific type of plant growth. It is a compound noun in Vietnamese.
• It is used in contexts related to gardening, agriculture, forestry, and plant biology.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Cây sấu này mọc ra nhiều chồi rễ xung quanh gốc. (This dracontomelon tree has produced many root suckers around its base.)
  • Người làm vườn phải thường xuyên cắt bỏ các chồi rễ để cây chính phát triển tốt. (Gardeners must regularly remove the suckers so the main plant can grow well.)
  • Chồi rễ là một phương thức sinh sản sinh dưỡng của thực vật. (Root suckers are a method of vegetative reproduction in plants.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đánh chồi rễ": To dig up/take root suckers (for propagation).
  • Họ đánh chồi rễ của cây hoa hồng để trồng thành cây mới. (They took suckers from the rose plant to grow new ones.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chồi (noun): Bud, shoot, sprout.
  • chồi lá (leaf bud), chồi ngọn (terminal bud).
• Mầm rễ (noun): Root bud (can be similar in context but may refer specifically to a bud on a root).
• Drageon (noun): The French botanical term, equivalent to "sucker" or "root sucker".

Synonyms

• Mầm rễ (root bud - context-dependent)
• Chồi gốc (base sprout - less common)

Related Phrases

• Cây con tái sinh từ chồi rễ: A seedling regenerated from a root sucker.
• Kiểm soát chồi rễ: Sucker control.

Notes

• "Chồi rễ" is a technical term. In everyday gardening conversation, people might simply refer to them as "chồi" (suckers) when the context is clear, but the precise term is "chồi rễ".
• It is important to distinguish "chồi rễ" (from roots) from "chồi thân" or "chồi nách" (stem or axillary buds).

noun

1. Sucker