木賊

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See also: 木贼

Chinese

tree; wood thief
trad. (木賊)
simp. (木贼)
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Noun

木賊

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) horsetail (an herb used to treat "wind-heat" symptoms)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
とくさ
Grade: 1 Grade: S
irregular
Alternative spelling
砥草
 トクサ on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

木賊(とくさ) or 木賊(トクサ) (tokusa

  1. rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale)
Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
もく
Grade: 1
ぞく
Grade: S
goon

Noun

(もく)(ぞく) (mokuzoku

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried roots of scouring rush (Equisetum hyemale) used as medicine