Definition

1. Verb:
   • To graft (a plant): The primary meaning of "tiếp cây" is the horticultural technique of joining a shoot or bud (the scion) from one plant onto the stem, root, or branch of another (the rootstock) so that they grow together as a single plant.
   • To propagate a plant by grafting: It refers specifically to the process of plant propagation through grafting methods.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người làm vườn tiếp cây cam lên gốc cây chanh. (The gardener grafted an orange tree onto a lemon rootstock.)
  • Tiếp cây là một kỹ thuật phổ biến trong nông nghiệp. (Grafting is a common technique in agriculture.)
  • Chúng tôi đã tiếp cây hoa hồng thành công. (We successfully grafted the rose plant.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is technical and is primarily used in agricultural, botanical, and gardening contexts. It implies a skilled, deliberate action to combine plants.

Variants and Related Words

• Ghép cây (v): This is a more common and general synonym for "to graft a plant."
  • Ghép cây giúp cải thiện chất lượng trái. (Grafting helps improve fruit quality.)

Synonyms

• Graft: to insert a scion into a stock so they join and grow.
• Bud: to graft using a single bud (a specific type of grafting).

Notes

• "Tiếp cây" is a specialized compound verb. The core meaning is contained in the verb "tiếp" (to connect, to join) combined with "cây" (tree, plant). It is not used in abstract or metaphorical senses.