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jiaogulan

jiaogulan noun: the dioecious, herbaceous climbing vine Gynostemma pentaphyllum.

Noun

jiaogulan (uncountable)

  1. The dioecious, herbaceous climbing vine Gynostemma pentaphyllum
    • Finally, there is an evidence that natural products of the putative anti-diabetic plants milk-thistle (Silybum marianum), and jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum) stimulate insulin secretion, inhibit gluconeogenesis, or reduce triglycerides and insulin resistance [25 –27 ].2016 January 29, “Biomolecular Characterization of Putative Antidiabetic Herbal Extracts”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of jiaogulan

Borrowed from Mandarin 絞股藍／绞股蓝 (jiǎogǔlán).

Questions about jiaogulan

What does jiaogulan mean?
Jiaogulan means the dioecious, herbaceous climbing vine Gynostemma pentaphyllum.
What part of speech is jiaogulan?
Jiaogulan is a noun.

Words near jiaogulan in the dictionary

  1. jianzhi
  2. jianzi
  3. jiao
  4. jiao zi
  5. Jiaocheng
  6. jiaogulan
  7. Jiaohe
  8. Jiaojiang
  9. Jiaokou
  10. jiaos
  11. Jiaosi

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