cây leo
Definition
- Noun:
- Climbing plant / Vine: A plant that grows upward by attaching itself to a support (such as a wall, tree, or trellis) using tendrils, stems, or other clinging mechanisms. It includes plants like ivy, grapevines, and morning glories.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong vườn có nhiều cây leo rất đẹp. (There are many beautiful climbing plants in the garden.)
- Cây leo này đang bám vào bức tường. (This vine is clinging to the wall.)
- Hoa của cây leo nở vào mùa xuân. (The flowers of the climbing plant bloom in spring.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "cây leo" is a general botanical category. Specific types are often referred to by their names (e.g., for grapevine, for betel vine), but they are all types of cây leo.
Variants and Related Words
- Dây leo (n): A common synonym for cây leo, often used interchangeably. It literally means "climbing stem/vine."
- Dây leo phủ kín hàng rào. (The vine covered the fence.)
Synonyms
- Climber / Climbing plant: A plant that climbs.
- Vine: A plant with a long, thin stem that grows along the ground or climbs.
- Liana: A specific type of long-stemmed, woody vine, often found in tropical forests.
Related Idioms
- While there are no direct idioms with "cây leo", the concept is sometimes used metaphorically to describe something that grows or spreads by depending on something else, similar to the English phrase "clinging vine" to describe a dependent person.