liǎo

technical
name

Meaning of 蓼蓝

蓼蓝 means knotweed; a genus of annual herbaceous plants (Polygonum); lush; luxuriant (describing plants). Pronounced liǎo.

  • knotweed; a genus of annual herbaceous plants (Polygonum)
  • lush; luxuriant (describing plants)

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhǒng
liǎo
de
zi
lán
rǎn
liào
 

The leaves of this knotweed can be used to extract blue dye.

Liǎo
lán
shì
zhǒng
zhòng
yào
de
dài
rǎn
liào
zhí
 

Indigo (Polygonum tinctorium) was an important dye plant in ancient times.

Shuǐ
liǎo
cháng
shēng
zhǎng
zài
àn
biān
 

Water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper) often grows on riverbanks.

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