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Chinese snake gourd

Chinese snake gourd noun: a flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae (Trichosanthes kirilowii), one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Noun

Chinese snake gourd (uncountable)

  1. A flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae (Trichosanthes kirilowii), one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Questions about Chinese snake gourd

What does Chinese snake gourd mean?
Chinese snake gourd means a flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae (Trichosanthes kirilowii), one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.
What part of speech is Chinese snake gourd?
Chinese snake gourd is a noun.

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