草本 (cǎo běn) — herbaceous (botany); manuscript; rough draft

Definition

In botany, 草本 (cǎoběn) means 'herbaceous' — a plant with soft, non-woody stems (vs. 木本 woody). The second sense 'manuscript / draft' is an unrelated literary term.

noun

herbaceous (botany)manuscriptrough draft

Examples

草本。
cǎo běn Zhí wù de jīng yì bān dōu hěn ruǎn.
The stems of herbaceous plants are generally very soft.
草本，。
Zhè zhǒng huā shì cǎo běn zhí wù, dōng tiān huì kū sǐ dàn chūn tiān yòu cháng chū lái.
This flower is an herbaceous plant; it dies in winter but grows back in spring.
草本，。
Tā zài tú shū guǎn yán jiū míng dài cǎo běn, nèi róng shè jí nóng yè.
He is researching Ming dynasty manuscripts in the library; the content relates to agriculture.

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