crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum (ancient term)
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum (as recorded in ancient texts)
archaicAn archaic, literary name for the plant known as '茼蒿' (tonghao) in modern Chinese. Found primarily in classical texts. The two-syllable reading 'páng bó' is rare and specific to this term.
《
Shī诗
jīng经
》
zhōng中
céng曾
yǒu有
páng蒡
bó的
de记
jì载
。
The crown daisy was recorded in the 'Book of Songs'.
Gǔ古
rén人
shí食
yòng用
páng蒡
bó的
de嫩
nèn叶
。
Ancient people ate the tender leaves of the garland chrysanthemum.