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莪术
plant name; curcuma
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
curcuma plant; zedoary
A perennial herb whose rhizome is used in traditional Chinese medicine. This character is almost exclusively used in the plant name '莪术' (ézhú).
É莪
zhú术
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
zhōng中
yào药
cái材
。
Curcuma is an important medicinal herb in Chinese medicine.
Zhè这
wèi味
yào药
lǐ里
hán含
yǒu有
é莪
zhú术
。
This medicinal formula contains zedoary.