cây thóc
Definition
- Noun:
- Rice plant: The living plant, specifically of the rice species Oryza sativa, as it grows in a field, including the stalk, leaves, and unharvested grain panicle.
- Rice stalk / straw: The dry stalk or stem of the rice plant after the grain has been harvested, often used as fodder or material.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cánh đồng cây thóc xanh mướt. (The field of rice plants is lush green.)
- Bà tôi phơi cây thóc khô để lợp mái. (My grandmother dries rice straw to thatch the roof.)
- Con trâu đang ăn cây thóc. (The buffalo is eating rice stalks.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "cây thóc" is primarily used in agricultural and rural contexts to distinguish the plant itself from its processed grain ("hạt thóc" - unhusked rice paddy, "gạo" - husked rice). It emphasizes the plant as a whole entity or its fibrous residue.
Variants and Related Words
- Lúa (n): The more common and general word for the rice plant, especially while it is growing and green.
- Thóc (n): Specifically refers to the unhusked rice grains (paddy) after harvesting and threshing.
- Rơm (n): Rice straw; often used interchangeably with "cây thóc" when referring to the dried stalks, though "rơm" more strictly means the straw prepared for use.
Synonyms
- Rice plant
- Rice stalk
- Rice straw
Related Terms
- Hạt thóc: Unhusked rice grain, paddy.
- Gạo: Husked, uncooked rice.
- Cây lúa: Synonymous with "cây thóc", meaning the rice plant.