พืชเจ้าบ้าน(pêuut jâo bâan)

Meanings

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host plant

a plant that provides nourishment or a habitat for a parasite, insect, or other organism

Examples

หนอนnŏnหนอนnŏn1worm; maggot; larva2bookworm; enthusiast (figurative)3worm (computing, malware)ชนิดchà-nítชนิดchà-nít1kind; type; category2species; kind (biology)3classifier for kinds/typesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กินใบgin baiกินใบgin bai[to] eat leaves; feed on leavesของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพืชเจ้าบ้านpêuut jâo bâanพืชเจ้าบ้านpêuut jâo bâanhost plantจนหมดjon mòtจนหมดjon mòtuntil all is gone; completelyต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; poles
This type of caterpillar will eat the leaves of its host plant until the whole tree is bare.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พืชpêutพืชpêutplant; floraPart 1
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เจ้าบ้านjâo bâanเจ้าบ้านjâo bâan1host; homeowner; head of household2home team3host (event/venue owner)Part 2
พืชเจ้าบ้านpêuut jâo bâanพืชเจ้าบ้านpêuut jâo bâanhost plant