Definition
A needle-like plant or herb found on or near the ground, sometimes referring to needle-leaved ground covers.
Etymology
From ground (Old English 'grund,' meaning earth or base) + needle (Old English 'nædle,' from Proto-Germanic). The compound describes plants with fine, needle-like leaves growing at ground level.
Kelly Says
Many ground-dwelling plants evolved needle-like leaves to reduce water loss in harsh soil conditions—it's a survival strategy that botanists still use to identify drought-adapted species across different continents.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የትራንስፖርት ሰራተኛ
ye-tra-n-spo-rt se-ra-te-nya
ARالعربية
إبرة الأرض (إبرة الأرض)
i-bra al-ard
BNবাংলা
মৃত্তিকার সূঁচ
mur-ti-ka-r su-nch
CACatalà
agulla de terra
a-gu-lla de te-rra
CSČeština
zemní jehla
zem-ni je-hla
DADansk
jordnål
jord-na-l
DEDeutsch
Erdnadel
Erd-na-del
ELΕλληνικά
συρραπτήριον γης
sir-ra-p-te-ri-on gees
ESEspañol
aguja de tierra
a-hu-ja de te-e-rra
FAفارسی
سوزن زمین
su-zen ze-min
FISuomi
maaperänneula
maa-pe-rän-ne-u-la
FRFrançais
aiguille de sol
a-i-gu-il de sol
GUGU
ભૂમિ ચિંડી
bhumi chin-di
HAHA
kayan kasa
ka-yan ka-sa
HEעברית
סרגל אדמה
se-reg-al ad-ma
HIहिन्दी
मिट्टी की सुई
mitti ki sui
HUMagyar
földszúró
föld-szu-ró
IDBahasa Indonesia
jarum tanah
ja-rum ta-nah
ITItaliano
ago di terra
a-go di te-rre-no
KKKK
жердің шылауы
jer-din sh-yla-u-y
KO한국어
땅 바늘 (땅바늘)
ttang ba-neul
MRMR
मृत्तीची सुई
mrit-ti-chi sui
MSBahasa Melayu
jarum tanah
ja-rum ta-nah
MYမြန်မာ
မြေပြင်လုပ်ငန်း
mye-pyin lo-k-ngan
NLNederlands
grondnaald
grond-na-ald
NONorsk
jordnål
jord-na-l
PAPA
ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦਾ ਸੁઈ
mit-ti da sui
PLPolski
igła gruntowa
i-gła grunt-owa
PTPortuguês
agulha de terra
a-gu-lha de te-rra
RORomână
acul de pământ
a-cul de pam-ânt
RUРусский
земляная игла
zem-lyan-aya ig-la
SVSvenska
jordnåla
jord-na-la
SWKiswahili
sindano ya ardhi
sin-da-no ya ar-dhi
TAதமிழ்
மண்ணுக்கான அகல்
man-nu-ka-na a-kal
TEతెలుగు
భూమికి సూచి
bhumi-ki su-chi
TLTL
pangingis na lupa
pan-gis na loo-pa
TRTürkçe
toprak iğnesi
to-prak i-g-ne-si
UKУкраїнська
земляна голка
zem-lyan-a ho-lka
URاردو
زمین کی سوزن
zem-in ki su-zen
VITiếng Việt
kim đất
kim dat
YOYO
òrìṣà àárò
o-ri-ṣà a-a-ro
ZH中文
地面针 (dìmiàn zhēn)
di-mian zhen
ZUZU
umsebenzi wehlabathi
um-se-ben-zi we-hla-ba-thi