thực vật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 植物, composed of (to plant) and (thing).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ vət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ vək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ vək̚˨˩˨] ~ [tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ jək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

thực vật

  1. (chiefly biology, botany) a plant (organism capable of photosynthesis)

Derived terms

  • hệ thực vật

See also