Definitions

1. Noun:
   • A type of flowering plant: "dừa cạn" refers to a perennial herbaceous plant or small shrub, often cultivated as an ornamental plant for its attractive flowers. It is known scientifically as Catharanthus roseus.
   • Common name: In English, this plant is commonly called "periwinkle" (specifically Madagascar periwinkle or rosy periwinkle).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong vườn nhà tôi có trồng nhiều cây dừa cạn. (In my garden, I grow many periwinkle plants.)
  • Hoa dừa cạn có màu hồng, trắng hoặc đỏ tía. (Periwinkle flowers are pink, white, or magenta.)

Advanced Usage

• Botanical and medicinal context: The "dừa cạn" plant is noted not only for its beauty but also for its medicinal properties. Certain compounds extracted from it are used in traditional medicine and modern pharmaceuticals.
  • Cây dừa cạn được nghiên cứu trong y học vì có chứa các alkaloid có ích. (The periwinkle plant is studied in medicine because it contains beneficial alkaloids.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hoa dừa cạn: periwinkle flower.
  • Hoa dừa cạn nở quanh năm ở vùng khí hậu ấm áp. (Periwinkle flowers bloom year-round in warm climates.)
• Bông dừa cạn: (Southern Vietnamese) periwinkle blossom.
• Catharanthus roseus: the scientific/Latin name for the plant.

Synonyms

• Madagascar periwinkle: a more precise common name in English.
• Rosy periwinkle: another common English name, referring to the flower color.
• Pervenche: the French word for periwinkle, as noted in historical dictionaries.

Related Phrases

• Trồng dừa cạn: to grow/periwinkles.
  • Bà tôi thích trồng dừa cạn trong chậu. (My grandmother likes to grow periwinkles in pots.)
• Cánh hoa dừa cạn: periwinkle petal.

Related Idioms

(Note: "Dừa cạn" as a specific plant name does not commonly appear in Vietnamese idioms. Idioms would typically use the more generic word "hoa" (flower).)

1. Periwinkle (cây)