🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Planta domesticada

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈplɐ̃tɐ dumeʃtiˈkada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Domesticated Plant/dəˈmɛstəˌkeɪtɪd plænt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O arroz é uma planta domesticada essencial."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A plant that has been cultivated and selectively bred by humans for specific traits and uses.

    "Corn is one of the most widely cultivated domesticated plants in the world."
  2. 2

    A plant that has adapted to living in close association with humans, often for agricultural purposes.

    "Tomatoes are a common example of domesticated plants that thrive in gardens."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'domesticated' originates from the Latin 'domesticus', meaning 'belonging to the house', while 'plant' comes from the Latin 'planta', meaning 'sprout' or 'young tree'. The combination reflects the historical process of cultivating plants for human use, which began around 10,000 years ago.

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