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chuanxiong

chuanxiong noun: szechuan lovage, a plant of the species Ligusticum striatum, formerly Ligustricum chuanxiong.

Noun

chuanxiong (usually uncountable, plural chuanxiongs)

  1. (usually) Szechuan lovage, a plant of the species Ligusticum striatum, formerly Ligustricum chuanxiong
  2. (usually) A preparation of the plant used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Forms of chuanxiong

pluralchuanxiongs

Origin of chuanxiong

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 川芎 (chuānxiōng).

Questions about chuanxiong

What does chuanxiong mean?
Chuanxiong means szechuan lovage, a plant of the species Ligusticum striatum, formerly Ligustricum chuanxiong.
What part of speech is chuanxiong?
Chuanxiong is a noun.
What is the plural of chuanxiong?
The plural of chuanxiong is chuanxiongs.

Words near chuanxiong in the dictionary

  1. Chuanchow
  2. Chuang
  3. Chuangs
  4. Chuanhui
  5. Chuanqiandian
  6. chuanxiong
  7. chuanxiongs
  8. Chuanying
  9. chub
  10. chub bread
  11. chub breads

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