本草

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Chinese

 
roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
 
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (本草)
simp. #(本草)
anagram 草本

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本草

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) materia medica

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