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Plant Taxonomy — First Pass (S286–S292)

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PLT-001 · Plant Taxonomy — First Pass (S286–S292)

Purpose: establish the plant base kind-term and test it against four canonical plant forms (tree, flower, grass, vine). Key architectural decision: plants branch off zo at the second root as zo-su (structural organism) — the first zo-[x] base without the perceptual chain (se-so). zo-be (biological reproductive product, S283) confirmed cross-domain for plant fruit/seed. Stub: zos (CLQ-003a).

S286 la-zo-su be The plant grew.

Notes

  • zo-su = zo (living thing) + su (structure/order) = structural organism. Plants are the living things defined by their structural form rather than acoustic or directional behavior. Where animals are characterized by what they do (se-so-li, se-so-fe, etc.), plants are characterized by what they are — organized biological structure.
  • be without a patient = intransitive growth = the organism grows. Simplest possible plant sentence.
  • zo-su vs zo-se-so-[x]: the acoustic-organism layer (se-so) is absent entirely. Plants branch off zo at the second root: zo-su (structural) rather than zo-se-so (acoustic). First zo-[x] kind-term base without the full perceptual chain.
  • Stub: zos = zo + su → zos. Two-root base; no middle to drop. Registered CLQ-003a.

S287 la-be-di'zo-su be lo-be-di Written: bedi'zosu The tree grew upward.

Notes

  • be-di'zo-su = be (growth) + di (direction) + ' + zo-su (plant class) = directed-growth structural organism = tree. Head of subcompound: di (direction), modified by be (growth) = growth-toward-a-direction = upward/directed growth. The tree is the plant defined by sustained directed growth — the only plant class that grows indefinitely in one direction.
  • be lo-be-di = grew in a direction = grew upward. The object mirrors the discriminator. Written: bedi'zosu.
  • be-di scope: covers all upright woody perennials — trees, large shrubs, tall cacti — any plant whose defining property is persistent directed vertical growth.

S288 la-lu-be'zo-su be lo-lu Written: lube'zosu The flower bloomed.

Notes

  • lu-be'zo-su = lu (light/visibility) + be (growth) + ' + zo-su (plant class) = visible-growth structural organism = flower. Head of subcompound: be (growth), modified by lu (light/visibility) = growth characterized by light-production = bloom. The flower is the plant whose biological function is to produce conspicuous visible signal to attract pollinators.
  • be lo-lu = produced light = produced visibility = bloomed/opened. Written: lube'zosu.
  • lu-be vs no-lu (dark coat, KNM-003): no-lu = absence of light. lu-be = growth of light. Compound polarity confirmed clean from the same primitive lu.

S289 la-pa-be'zo-su ko lo-pa Written: pabe'zosu The grass covered the ground.

Notes

  • pa-be'zo-su = pa (place/space) + be (growth) + ' + zo-su (plant class) = place-growth structural organism = grass/ground cover. Head of subcompound: be (growth), modified by pa (place) = growth over place = lateral expansion = ground-covering spread. Grass is the plant defined by low, extensive horizontal spread over a surface. Written: pabe'zosu.
  • ko lo-pa = covered/enclosed the place. ko as predicate = to cover, spread over.
  • Plant discriminator pattern: be-di (tree: directed upward growth), lu-be (flower: visible-bloom growth), pa-be (grass: place-spreading growth). All three use be (growth) — plants are the organisms where growth is the defining act; the discriminator specifies the mode.

S290 la-ne-ki'zo-su ki lo-su Written: neki'zosu The vine climbed the wall.

Notes

  • ne-ki'zo-su = ne (relation) + ki (motion) + ' + zo-su (plant class) = relational-motion structural organism = vine/climber. Head of subcompound: ki (motion), modified by ne (relation) = motion defined by relation = movement by attachment = climbing. The vine is the plant that grows by attaching to and following other structures.
  • ki lo-su = moved along the structure = climbed the wall. su (structure) as patient = any surface: wall, trellis, tree trunk. Written: neki'zosu.
  • Vine as exception: tree, flower, and grass all use be in their discriminators. Vine uses ne-ki (relational motion) — because vine growth is defined by the relational movement constituting its growth, not a direction or bloom. The exception is structurally motivated.

S291 la-be-di'zo-su be lo-zo-be The tree bore fruit.

Notes

  • be lo-zo-be = produced a biological-growth-product = bore fruit. zo-be (first attested S283, chicken egg) applies identically to plant reproductive products. Fruit, seed, nut, cone — all are zo-be.
  • Cross-domain confirmation: S283 (chicken) and S291 (tree) share the identical predicate structure be lo-zo-be. The language does not distinguish "laying an egg" from "bearing fruit" at the structural level. The subject kind-term carries the distinction; the predicate is the same.
  • zo-be scope confirmed: biological reproductive product across all kingdoms. English (egg / fruit / seed / spore) = domain-contextual narrowings of one Tonesu compound.

S292 la-mi be lo-[be-di'zos] Written: bedi'zos I planted a tree. (casual register)

Notes

  • zos = zo + su → zos. Plant-class stub. Two-root base; no middle layer to drop. Discriminator retained: be-di'zos = tree (casual). Written: bedi'zos. Registers as CLQ-003a.
  • be lo-[...] = made grow = planted. be as transitive predicate with a living-thing patient = causative growth = first corpus use of be as a planting verb.
  • Four-stub inventory now complete for everyday organism classes: zol (canid), zof (felid/fox), zod (bird), zos (plant). No collisions.

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