mật hoa
Definition
- Noun:
- Nectar: A sweet liquid produced by flowers, which attracts pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and birds. It is the raw material collected by bees to make honey.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ong hút mật hoa. (Bees collect nectar.)
- Mật hoa của loài hoa này rất thơm. (The nectar of this flower is very fragrant.)
- Bướm bay từ hoa này sang hoa khác để tìm mật hoa. (Butterflies fly from flower to flower to find nectar.)
Advanced Usage
- "mật hoa" in Ecology: Refers specifically to the sugar-rich fluid secreted by plants to facilitate pollination.
- Sự sản xuất mật hoa là một phần quan trọng trong quá trình thụ phấn. (Nectar production is an important part of the pollination process.)
Variants and Related Words
Mật ong (n): Honey; the sweet, viscous food substance made by bees from processed nectar.
- Mật ong được làm từ mật hoa. (Honey is made from nectar.)
Phấn hoa (n): Pollen; a fine powder produced by flowers, often transported alongside nectar by pollinators.
- Ong mang theo cả phấn hoa và mật hoa. (Bees carry both pollen and nectar.)
Synonyms
- Nectar: The sweet fluid from flowers.
- Flower juice: A simple, descriptive synonym (less technical).
Related Idioms
- Ngọt như mật hoa: As sweet as nectar; used to describe something very sweet or delightful.
- Giọng hát của cô ấy ngọt như mật hoa. (Her singing voice is as sweet as nectar.)