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Korean
Etymology
From 불로(不老) (bullo, “eternal youth”) + 초(草) (cho, “grass”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | bullocho |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bullocho |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pulloch'o |
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| Yale Romanization? | pullo.cho |
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Noun
불로초 • (bullocho) (hanja 不老草)
- (folklore) elixir of immortality (a mythological herb said to grant eternal life)
- (traditional Chinese medicine) lingzhi (a fungus of the Ganoderma genus)
- Synonym: 영지(靈芝) (yeongji)