liǎo

蓼

Character · Noun

knotweed; smartweed; indigo plant

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

knotweed; smartweed (a herbaceous plant of the Polygonum genus)

technical

A botanical term. The '蓼蓝' (indigo plant) variety was historically important for making blue dye.

Hé河
biān边
shēng生
zhǎng长
zhe着
chéng成
piàn片
de的
liǎo蓼
 。

Patches of knotweed grow along the riverbank.

Liǎo蓼
lán蓝
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
rǎn染
liào料
zhí植
wù物
 。

Indigo plant is an important dye plant.

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Shuǐ水
liǎo蓼
de的
yè叶
zi子
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
rù入
yào药
 。

The leaves of water pepper can be used in medicine.