tóc tiên
Definition
- Noun:
- Fairy hair: A poetic and common name for a type of ornamental grass with long, thin, and graceful leaves, often planted as a border in flower beds.
- Mondo grass / Lilyturf: The common English name for plants in the Ophiopogon genus, which "tóc tiên" refers to botanically. It is valued for its grass-like foliage and use in landscaping.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Dọc lối đi, bà trồng một hàng tóc tiên xanh mướt. (Along the pathway, she planted a row of lush green mondo grass.)
- Tóc tiên là loại cây cảnh rất dễ trồng. (Mondo grass is a very easy-to-grow ornamental plant.)
Advanced Usage
- The name "tóc tiên" (literally "fairy's hair") is used primarily in decorative and literary contexts to evoke the plant's delicate, hair-like appearance, rather than in formal botanical discussions.
Variants and Related Words
- Cỏ tóc tiên: Another term for the same plant, emphasizing its grass-like nature.
- Cỏ tóc tiên tạo thành thảm xanh rất đẹp. (The mondo grass forms a very beautiful green carpet.)
Synonyms
- Mondo grass: The most common English name.
- Dwarf lilyturf: Another common name, especially for .
- Fountain plant: A descriptive name referring to its growth habit.
Related Idioms
- While there are no direct idioms with "tóc tiên", its poetic name is sometimes used in literature to describe something delicately beautiful or flowing softly, like hair.
- Dòng suối nhỏ uốn quanh như mái tóc tiên. (The small stream meandered like a fairy's hair.)