zhǎcǎo

苲草

Word · Noun

aquatic plants such as hornwort; waterweed

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

aquatic plants such as goldfish algae (Ceratophyllum demersum), hornwort, and Elodea; submerged aquatic vegetation

A collective term for submerged freshwater plants, often used in botanical contexts or regional dialects to describe vegetation in ponds, lakes, and slow-moving water.

Chí池
táng塘
lǐ里
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
zhǎ苲
cǎo草
 。

The pond is overgrown with aquatic plants.

Lāo捞
zhǎ苲
cǎo草
wèi喂
zhū猪
shì是
guò过
qù去
nóng农
cūn村
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
 。

Gathering waterweeds to feed pigs was a common practice in rural areas in the past.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhǎ苲
cǎo草
shì是
shuǐ水
shēng生
dòng动
wù物
xǐ喜
huan欢
qī栖
xī息
de的
huán环
jìng境
 。

This type of aquatic plant provides a habitat favored by aquatic animals.