莨菪
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Chinese[edit]
Scopalia japonica maxin | |||
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trad. (莨菪) | 莨 | 菪 | |
simp. #(莨菪) | 莨 | 菪 | |
alternative forms |
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps transcription of a foreign term; compare Tibetan ལང་ཐང་རྩེ (lang thang rtse, “Hyoscyamus niger”).
In what is possibly a folk etymology, herbalist Li Shizhen explained the name as:
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
莨菪
Synonyms[edit]
- 天仙子 (tiānxiānzǐ)