PLANT    植物

CREATURE that CAN NOT VOLUTARILY MOVE.
FLOWERVEGETABLEHERBSHRUBWEED(PLANTS) VEGETATIONGREENERYFLORAHERBAGEVERDURE
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general abstract term for a plant, rarely used, is zhí wù 植物. 2. The current term for plants or vegetation in general is cǎo mù 草木 "grasses and trees". 3. Cǎo 草 can refer to plants or all sorts, including flowers, but always to plants smaller than bushes.
Modern Chinese Criteria
植物 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • CREEPER　PLANT that ASCENDS A SUPPORTING SURFACE.DELETE?? (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • FLOWER　SMALL PLANT which HAS BLOSSOMS as the MOST IMPORTANT PART. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • GRASS　SMALL PLANT CONSISTING ONLY of ROOTS AND LEAVES, AND EATEN by SHEEP AND BOVINES. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • SEAWEED　GRASSY WATER PLANT that can be EATEN. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • TREE　INTENSELY LARGE COMMON PLANT [BIOLOGY]. (anc: 6/0, child: 5)
  • VEGETABLES　PLANTS THE LEAVES of which are USED FOR FOOD. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • PLANTS　KIND of PLANT. (anc: 6/0, child: 3)
  • CLOTH MATERIALS　PLANTS USED FOR PRODUCING CLOTH. (anc: 6/0, child: 1)
  • MUSHROOM　 (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • VINE　PLANT USED FOR PRODUCING WINE. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • MOSS　PLANT WITH SHORT LEAVES THAT GROWS ON ROCKS AND TREES.???? (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
Part of
Hypernym
  • CREATURE　LIVING THING. (anc: 4/0, child: 3)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 8.53

  • 中華古代文化辭典 Zhonghua gudai wenhua cidian ( QIAN YULIN 1996) p. 180-204

    Basic botanical terminology simply explained.

  • "Sachwoerterbuch zum Alten China" ( UNGER SACH) p.

    PFLANZE

    • Words (10 items)

    草木  cǎo mù OC: tshuuʔ mooɡ MC: tshɑu muk 21 Attributions

    The current term for plants in general is cǎo mù 草木 "grasses and trees".

      Syntactic words
    • NPm(.post-N)the vegetation in a certain placeCH
    • NPnonreferentialvegetation; plants and trees; plants (including, for example, flowers which are neither trees, shrubs or grasses)
    草  cǎo OC: tshuuʔ MC: tshɑu 6 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nplant of any kind, smaller than bush
    • nabstractplant of any kind whatever, including treesCH
    植物  zhí wù OC: djɯɡ mɯd MC: dʑɨk mi̯ut 2 Attributions

    The general abstract term for a plant, rarely used, is zhí wù 植物.

      Syntactic words
    • NP{N1adN2}ZHOULI: plant
    藥  yào OC: k-lawɡ MC: ji̯ɐk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • npluralmedical plants; herbs
    屮木  chè mù MC: trhjet buwk OC: -- mooɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialvegetation; plants and trees; plantsLZ
    苗草  miáo cǎo MC: mjew tshawX OC: mrew tshuuʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPpluralall sorts of new sprouts and herbsCH
    樹藝  shù yì OC: djoʔ ŋeds MC: dʑi̯o ŋiɛi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactplantingLZ
    • vt[oN]engage in agricultural planting; plant sedgelings
    為  wéi OC: ɢʷal MC: ɦiɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNplant so as to cultivate (rice etc)
    莢  jiá OC: keeb MC: kep 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • npea or bean pod
    菟  tù OC: thaas MC: thuo̝ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words