kết hạt
Definition
- Verb:
- To go to seed / to set seed: The primary botanical meaning of "kết hạt" describes the process in a plant's life cycle where flowers develop into seeds after pollination. It refers to the plant beginning to produce seeds.
- To form grains / to granulate: In a broader or more metaphorical sense, it can describe the process of small, grain-like particles forming or solidifying.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cây rau sau khi nở hoa đã bắt đầu kết hạt. (The vegetable plant has started to go to seed after flowering.)
- Muối kết hạt trong lọ do độ ẩm cao. (The salt formed grains in the jar due to high humidity.)
Advanced Usage
- "kết hạt" in agriculture: The term is commonly used in farming and gardening contexts to indicate a plant has passed its prime edible stage and is now focusing on reproduction.
- Để giống cho vụ sau, chúng tôi để một vài cây súp lơ kết hạt. (To save seeds for the next crop, we let a few broccoli plants go to seed.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đậu quả / ra quả (v): to bear fruit. This is a related but distinct stage in plant development.
- Tạo hạt (v): to produce seeds. A more formal or scientific synonym.
Synonyms
- To go to seed: (for plants) to produce seeds at the end of the growing cycle.
- To set seed: (for plants) to develop seeds.
- To granulate: (for substances) to form into grains or crystals.
Related Idioms
- While "kết hạt" itself is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions, the concept is metaphorically linked to the natural conclusion or fruition of a process.
- Công sức bao lâu cuối cùng cũng đã kết hạt. (All the long effort has finally borne fruit/set seed.)