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lingzhi

Syllables: ling·zhi/ˈlɪŋt͡ʃi/

lingzhi noun: a medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine, Ganoderma lucidum and other closely related mushroom of the genus Ganoderma.

Noun

lingzhi

  1. A medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine, Ganoderma lucidum and other closely related mushroom of the genus Ganoderma.

Proper noun capitalized: Lingzhi

Lingzhi

  1. A gewog of Thimphu District, Bhutan.

lingzhi meaning in Vietnamese

lingzhi in Vietnamese

mushroom
nấm linh chi

Forms of lingzhi

alternative formlingchih

Origin of lingzhi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 靈芝 /灵芝 (língzhī). Doublet of reishi.

Borrowed from Dzongkha གླིང་གཞི་ (gling gzhi).

Questions about lingzhi

What does lingzhi mean?
Lingzhi means a medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine, Ganoderma lucidum and other closely related mushroom of the genus Ganoderma.
What is lingzhi in Vietnamese?
Lingzhi in Vietnamese is nấm linh chi. See Lingzhi meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is lingzhi?
Lingzhi can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce lingzhi?
Lingzhi is pronounced /ˈlɪŋt͡ʃi/.

Words near lingzhi in the dictionary

  1. Lingwoods
  2. Lingwu
  3. lingy
  4. Lingya
  5. Lingyuan
  6. lingzhi
  7. Lingít
  8. linha
  9. Linhai
  10. Linhart
  11. Linharts

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