茭瓜
Chinese
| wild rice (Zizania aquatica; Oenanthe javanica | melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (茭瓜) | 茭 | 瓜 | |
| simp. #(茭瓜) | 茭 | 瓜 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
茭瓜
- (dialectal Mandarin, Huizhou, Changsha Xiang) edible wild rice stem (galls formed on young stems of Zizania latifolia after parasitism by the fungus Ustilago esculenta as a kind of vegetable)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 茭白 (“edible wild rice stem”) [map]