nghể

Thân thiện

Một người nông dân nhổ cây nghể mọc ở bờ ruộng.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Knotweed, jointweed, lady's-thumb: A general term for several types of small plants, often growing in wet fields or paddies. They typically have jointed stems, long leaves, and a pungent smell.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cánh đồng này có nhiều cây nghể mọc. (This field has a lot of knotweed growing.)
  • Nghể là một loại cỏ dại phổ biến ở ruộng lúa. (Knotweed is a common weed in rice paddies.)

Advanced Usage

• "nghể nước": A specific type of knotweed that grows in water.
  • Nghể nước thường mọc ở những vùng đầm lầy. (Water knotweed often grows in swampy areas.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rau nghể: Refers to the young shoots or leaves of the knotweed plant, sometimes used in certain regional cuisines or traditional remedies.
  • Một số nơi dùng rau nghể để nấu canh chua. (Some places use knotweed greens to cook sour soup.)

Synonyms

• Smartweed: Another common English name for plants in the genus, which includes species referred to as "nghể".
• Water pepper: A name for specific pungent species of knotweed.

Related Phrases

• Cỏ nghể: Emphasizes its nature as a weed.
  • Bà nông dân đang nhổ cỏ nghể. (The farmer is pulling up knotweed.)

Related Idioms

(Note: "Nghể" is a specific botanical term and is not commonly used in Vietnamese idioms. Its usage is primarily literal.)

Học thuật

1. Knotweed, jointweed, lady's-thumb