Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of plant: "thạch tùng" refers to a genus of small, evergreen, vascular plants, commonly known in English as lycopod or lycopodium. These are primitive plants often found in moist, shady environments like forests.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong rừng ẩm ướt này có rất nhiều thạch tùng. (There is a lot of lycopodium in this damp forest.)
  • Thạch tùng là một loài thực vật cổ đại. (Lycopod is an ancient type of plant.)

Advanced Usage

• Scientific context: In botany, "thạch tùng" is used to refer specifically to plants of the order Lycopodiales.
  • Chi Thạch tùng (Lycopodium) có nhiều loài khác nhau. (The Lycopodium genus has many different species.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bộ thạch tùng (n): The botanical order Lycopodiales.
• Thông đá (n): Another Vietnamese name for the same type of plant, literally "stone pine."

Synonyms

• Lycopod (n): The common English name.
• Lycopodium (n): The scientific genus name.
• Clubmoss (n): Another common English name for similar plants, though not a direct taxonomic equivalent, it is often used interchangeably in general contexts.

noun

1. lycopod, lycopodium