guā
lóu

technical
noun

Meaning of 栝楼

栝楼 means Chinese snake gourd (Trichosanthes kirilowii); perennial herbaceous plant with medicinal properties; fruit of the Chinese snake gourd plant. Pronounced guā lóu.

  • Chinese snake gourd (Trichosanthes kirilowii); perennial herbaceous plant with medicinal properties
  • fruit of the Chinese snake gourd plant

Definitions & Examples

Guā
lóu
shì
zhǒng
cháng
yòng
de
zhōng
yào
cái
 

Gualou is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicinal material.

Zhè
zhǒng
zhí
de
kuài
gēn
yào
hòu
chēng
wéi
tiān
huā
fěn
 

The root tuber of this plant is called tianhua fen when used as medicine.

Guā
lóu
de
guǒ
shí
chéng
luǎn
yuán
xíng
 
chéng
shú
shí
wéi
huáng
 

The fruit of the snake gourd is oval-shaped and yellow when ripe.

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