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- 芡
- [qiàn]
- 1. A kind of hydrophytic herb that is covered with thorns, leaves and is large and round. It's wrinkling leaves usually float on the surface of water, and has purple flowers on its chicken head-shaped receptacles. Thus, also called 鸡头 (chicken head). Its fru
- 2. Sauce made by the seed powder of Gordon euryale or starch which can thicken soup(corn starch).
- 薇
- [wēi]
- 1. An archaic term for the vetch. A perennial herb with feather-like compound leaves, purple flowers and vines. It can be used as medicine, and also called 巢菜.
- 2. See 蔷薇 (qiángwēi)
- 薰
- [xūn]
- An anciet literary term for a type of fragrant herb.
- 茝
- [chǎi]
- An archaic name for an herb that gives off a sweet fragrance.
- 蔌
- [sù]
- An edible wild herb; vegetable.
English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)
- 1. a seed-bearing plant whose aerial parts do not persist above ground at the end of the growing season; herbaceous plant
- 2. any of various usually aromatic plants, such as parsley, rue, and rosemary, that are used in cookery and medicine
- 3. ( as modifier )
- 4. a slang term for marijuana
- 5. C13: from Old French herbe, from Latin herba grass, green plants
