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dong quai

dong quai noun: angelica sinensis, a herb native to China, used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Noun

dong quai (uncountable)

  1. Angelica sinensis, a herb native to China, used in traditional Chinese medicine.
    Synonyms:
    Chinese angelica, female ginseng

Synonyms of dong quai

Origin of dong quai

From Cantonese 當歸／当归 (dong1 gwai1).

Questions about dong quai

What does dong quai mean?
Dong quai means angelica sinensis, a herb native to China, used in traditional Chinese medicine.
What part of speech is dong quai?
Dong quai is a noun.

Words near dong quai in the dictionary

  1. doney
  2. doneys
  3. donezepil
  4. donezo
  5. dong
  6. dong quai
  7. Dong Zong
  8. Dong'an
  9. donga
  10. dongas
  11. dongba

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