茭白筍

Chinese

wild rice (Zizania aquatica; Oenanthe javanica
white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
bamboo shoot
trad. (茭白筍)
simp. (茭白笋)

Pronunciation


Noun

茭白筍

  1. (Hokkien, Huizhou) edible wild rice stem (galls formed on young stems of Zizania latifolia after parasitism by the fungus Ustilago esculenta as a kind of vegetable)

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