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Chinese
Etymology
Named after 何首烏 (Hé Shǒuwū), originally called 何田兒 (Hé Tián'ér), who is reported to have discovered the plant in year 813.
Pronunciation
Noun
何首烏
- (traditional Chinese medicine) Reynoutria multiflora (syn. Fallopia multiflora, Chinese fleeceflower, Chinese knotweed)
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology
Chinese 何首烏 / 何首乌 (héshǒuwū)
Noun
何首烏 • (kashuu)
- Synonym of 蔓蕺草 (tsurudokudami) (Reynoutria multiflora)
- (traditional Chinese medicine) the root of Reynoutria multiflora
- Clipping of 何首烏芋 (kashuuimo). (Dioscorea bulbifera)