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cut flowers
Flowers cut from the plant with their stems, used for arranging in a vase or as a bouquet, as opposed to potted or growing plants.
切り花を花瓶に生けた。
I arranged cut flowers in a vase.
母に切り花の花束を贈った。
I gave my mother a bouquet of cut flowers.
切り花を長持ちさせるには、毎日水を替えるとよい。
To make cut flowers last longer, it is good to change the water every day.
Flowers cut with their stems for display in a vase or as a bouquet, as opposed to potted or growing plants.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 切り花を生ける: to arrange cut flowers
- 切り花が長持ちする: cut flowers last a long time
- 切り花用の延命剤: cut-flower preservative
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 鉢植え: potted plant — grown in a pot with roots intact