茭筍

Chinese

wild rice (Zizania aquatica; Oenanthe javanica bamboo shoot
trad. (茭筍)
simp. (茭笋)
alternative forms 高筍高笋 Sichuanese

Pronunciation


Noun

茭筍

  1. (dialectal) edible wild rice stem (galls formed on young stems of Zizania latifolia after parasitism by the fungus Ustilago esculenta as a kind of vegetable)
  2. (Wuhan Mandarin) reed shoot

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