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china-root

china-root is the alternative form of China root.

Meaning of China root

Noun

China root (countable and uncountable, plural China roots)

  1. An East Asian plant of species Smilax glabra and the drugs made from the root, used in traditional Chinese medicine and formerly as a treatment for syphilis.
    • In his first report on the condition of the island he informed the King that "sugar, ginger, indigo, cotton, tobacco, dyeing woods and cocoa may be had and are produced as well as anywhere ; but pimento, chinaroots, aloes, rhubarb, sarsaparilla, tamarinds, cassia, vaignillios, hides and tallow are...1893, The Handbook of Jamaica, page 44
  2. An East Asian liana of species Smilax china.

Forms of china-root

pluralchina-roots

Questions about china-root

What is china-root the alternative form of?
China-root is the alternative form of China root.

Words near china-root in the dictionary

  1. China wax
  2. China white
  3. China's final warning
  4. China's final warnings
  5. China's Sorrow
  6. china-root
  7. china-roots
  8. china-ware
  9. china-wares
  10. chinaball
  11. chinaballs

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