石斛

shíhú
noble dendrobium (Dendrobium nobile)

CEDICT

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried Dendrobium nobile used in medicine.
  2. Dendrobium orchid plant (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.)
  3. dried Dendrobium nobile used in medicine.

Wiktionary

植物名。兰科石斛属，多年生常绿草本。根密生鬚状气根，质硬。茎高十至二十公分，肉质多浆，绿色。叶互生，呈广线或披针形，脉平行。夏日，茎上开白色或澹红色花。可供观赏或入药。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 石 shí
  1. rock
  2. stone
  3. stone inscription
  4. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 bāyīn
2 斛 hú
  1. ancient measuring vessel
  2. fifty liters
  3. dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks)

Containing this entry

石斛夜光丸 shíhúyèguāngwán