(しょくぶつ)

しょくぶつ
noun
plant, vegetation
1. plant, vegetation
Living organisms that typically grow in a fixed place, absorbing water and nutrients through roots.
植物(しょくぶつ)(そだ)てるのが趣味(しゅみ)です。
Growing plants is my hobby.
植物(しょくぶつ)(えん)(めずら)しい(はな)()た。
I saw rare flowers at the botanical garden.
植物(しょくぶつ)光合成(こうごうせい)酸素(さんそ)(つく)る。
Plants produce oxygen through photosynthesis.

植物(しょくぶつ) is the scientific/formal term for plants.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 植物(しょくぶつ)(えん) (botanical garden)
  • 植物(しょくぶつ)(せい) (plant-based, vegetable)
  • 観葉(かんよう)植物(しょくぶつ) (foliage plant, houseplant)
  • 多肉(たにく)植物(しょくぶつ) (succulent plant)
  • 植物(しょくぶつ)(あぶら) (vegetable oil)

COMPARISON:

  • 植物(しょくぶつ): plant (scientific/formal)
  • 草木(くさき): plants and trees (literary)
  • (はな): flower

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