菰

gū

Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白笋 (jiāo bái sǔn), which is swollen by a smut fungus; variant of 菇 (gū)

Meaning

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  1. Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白笋 (jiāo bái sǔn), which is swollen by a smut fungus
  2. variant of 菇 gū

Words with 菰

  • 茨菰cíguarrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)
  • 淡巴菰dànbāgūtobacco (loanword) (old)

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