พืชผล

Explanation

พืชผล combines พืช (“plant” or “crop”) with ผล (“fruit,” “result,” or “product”), giving it the basic image of something obtained by growing plants. It is generally used as a collective term covering grains, vegetables, fruit, and cash crops. To express quantity or variety, Thai commonly uses phrases such as พืชผลหลายชนิด (“many kinds of crops”) or พืชผลจำนวนมาก (“a large quantity of crops”).

Usage

It is common in discussions of farming, harvests, weather, natural disasters, crop damage, and market prices. Typical combinations include เก็บเกี่ยวพืชผล (“harvest crops”), พืชผลเสียหาย (“crops are damaged”), and ราคาพืชผล (“crop prices”).

Caution

The word normally covers plant-based farm products, not livestock products such as meat, eggs, or dairy. Use ผลผลิตทางการเกษตร for agricultural products in general, and ผลผลิต when emphasizing output or yield. In everyday conversation about specific produce, a more precise word such as ผัก (“vegetables”) or ผลไม้ (“fruit”) is usually more natural.

1 crops synonyms

• ผลผลิต

  ผลผลิต is broader and can mean output, produce, or the amount produced in agricultural and non-agricultural contexts. พืชผล specifically refers to crops obtained from cultivated plants.

• ผลิตผล

  ผลิตผล is a somewhat more formal term for products or things produced in general. พืชผล is more specific, collectively referring to crops such as grains, vegetables, and fruit.