PLANT  植物

CREATURE that CAN NOT VOLUTARILY MOVE.
FLOWERVEGETABLEHERBSHRUBWEED(PLANTS) VEGETATIONGREENERYFLORAHERBAGEVERDURE
Hypernym
  • FRUITRIPE SEED ON PLANT or TREE, TYPICALLY HARVESTED by HUMANS FOR EATING.
    • LEAFTHIN GREEN PLANT-PART which TYPICALLY GROWS on TWIGS OR FROM the ROOT.
      • PLANT PARTSPART of a PLANT.
        • SEEDSMALL PLANT PRODUCT that one SOWS FOR CAUSING a PLANT TO GROW.
          • TRUNKCENTRAL, TYPICALLY MOST BIG, PART of a PLANT TYPICALLY A TREE OR OF THE BODY OF AN ANIMAL
            Hyponym
            • CREEPER PLANT that ASCENDS A SUPPORTING SURFACE.DELETE??
              • FLOWER SMALL PLANT which HAS BLOSSOMS as the MOST IMPORTANT PART.
                • FLOWERS CATEGORIES of FLOWERS
                • ROSE COMMON FLOWER [].
              • GRASS SMALL PLANT CONSISTING ONLY of ROOTS AND LEAVES, AND EATEN by SHEEP AND BOVINES.
                • HAY DRY GRASS USED FOR FEEDING ANIMALS.
                • HERBS GRASS which is FRAGRANT OR USEFUL FOR MEDICINE.
              • SEAWEED GRASSY WATER PLANT that can be EATEN.
                • TREE INTENSELY LARGE COMMON PLANT [BIOLOGY].
                  • BAMBOO TREE in the form of GIANT GRASS, the STEMS of which CAN be USED AS STICKS.
                  • TREE, KINDS CATEGORY of TREE.
                  • OAK The name of a well-known forest TREE, Quercus Robur. []
                  • TREES KINDS OF TREES
                  • BUSH TREE that GROWS INTENSELY LOW AND HAS MANY BRANCHES.
                • VEGETABLES PLANTS THE LEAVES of which are USED FOR FOOD.
                  • BEANS VEGETABLE which contains SEEDS GROWING in LONG GREEN SHEATHS that can be EATEN.???
                  • PEA COMMON VEGETABLE [SEED of Pisum sativum].
                • PLANTS KIND of PLANT.
                  • WEEDS PLANT BELIEVED to be HARMFUL OR USELESS.
                  • AROMATIC PLANTS FRAGRANT PLANT.
                  • HEMP PLANT USED TO PRODUCE OIL AND TO MAKE CLOTH. []
                • CLOTH MATERIALS PLANTS USED FOR PRODUCING CLOTH.
                  • HEMP PLANT USED TO PRODUCE OIL AND TO MAKE CLOTH. []
                • MUSHROOM 
                  • VINE PLANT USED FOR PRODUCING WINE.
                    • MOSS PLANT WITH SHORT LEAVES THAT GROWS ON ROCKS AND TREES.????
                      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 /

                      • 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

                      Attributions by syntactic funtion

                      • NP : 22
                      • n : 5
                      • n : 2
                      • NP{N1adN2} : 2
                      • NPm(.post-N) : 1
                      • NPab : 1
                      • vtoN : 1

                      Attributions by text

                      • 荀子 : 8
                      • 說苑 : 6
                      • 呂氏春秋 : 5
                      • 搜神記 : 2
                      • 周禮 : 2
                      • 春秋左傳 : 2
                      • 論語 : 2
                      • 墨子 : 1
                      • 淮南子 : 1
                      • 山海經 : 1
                      • 戰國策 : 1
                      • 韓非子 : 1
                      • 六祖壇經 : 1
                      • 吳越春秋 : 1

                      Words

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

                      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)
                        cǎo OC: tshuuʔ MC: tshɑu 6 AttributionsWD
                        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 AttributionsWD

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

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