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Meaning of 菰

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Pinyin:
English Definition: Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍 , which is swollen by a smut fungus; (variant of ) mushroom
Chinese Definition:
①多年生草本植物,生在浅水里,嫩茎称“茭白”、“蒋”,可做蔬菜。果实称“菰米”,“雕胡米”,可煮食。
②同“菇”。
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (grass) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • [ ] orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
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Example Words
蘑菰 mushroom
淡巴菰 dàn tobacco (loanword) (old)
香菰 xiāng variant of 香菇
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Example Sentences
1
Leaf photosynthetic temperature characteristics of wild rice were studied.
2
Observation on the seedlings of Zizania L. and discussion on their relationships.
3
Studies on the systematic and evolutionary of Zizania L. (Gramineae): Leaf epidermis.
4
Some good things you should try though are cranberry juice, wild rice and yoghurt.
5
The product organ of water bamboo (Zizania latifolia Turcz. ) is the enlarged flesh stem infected and caused by water bamboo smut fungus (Ustilago esculenta P.