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bulbous plant; bulb plant
A plant that grows from an underground bulb and overwinters as the bulb stores nutrients. Typical examples include tulips, lilies, and daffodils.
チューリップは球根植物だ。
Tulips are bulb plants.
秋に球根植物の球根を植えると、春に花が咲く。
If you plant the bulbs of bulb plants in autumn, they will bloom in spring.
球根植物は、地上部が枯れても地中の球根で栄養を蓄える。
Even when the above-ground parts wither, bulb plants store nutrients in the bulb underground.
Compound of 球根 (bulb) and 植物 (plant). A horticultural category covering plants that survive unfavorable seasons by storing nutrients in an underground bulb. Commonly encountered in gardening magazines, flower shops, and school science classes.
COMMON EXAMPLES:
- チューリップ: tulip
- ユリ: lily
- スイセン: daffodil
- ヒヤシンス: hyacinth
- スノードロップ: snowdrop
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 球根植物を育てる: to grow bulb plants
- 球根植物の球根を植える: to plant the bulbs of bulb plants
RELATED TERMS:
- 球根: bulb — the storage organ itself
- 多年草: perennial plant — a broader category; most bulb plants are perennials
- 宿根草: plant that dies back above ground but resprouts from the roots — contrasted with bulb plants by its storage strategy