胡麻

húmá
  1. sesame
  2. (botany) flax
  3. linseed

CEDICT

  1. flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed
  2. sesame (Sesamum indicum)

Wiktionary

植物名。胡麻科胡麻属，一年生草本。高达一点五公尺，茎方形，基部木质化。叶长呈椭圆形或卵形，对生或互生。花通常单生于叶腋，表面有毛，向侧方下垂；花萼小，花冠呈脣形筒状，色白。果实为长椭圆形之蒴角，熟后纵裂，种子小而扁平，有白色及黑色等数种。嫩叶可食，种子则可供食用或榨油。产于中国、印度、非洲等地。

重編國語辭典

  1. 亚麻（Linumusitatissimum）
  2. 脂麻，芝麻（Sesamumindicum）

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 胡 hú
  1. non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
  2. reckless
  3. outrageous
  4. what?
  5. why?
  6. to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和 hú)
=1 胡 hú used in 胡同 hútòng
=1 胡 hú
  1. beard
  2. mustache
  3. whiskers
=2 麻 má hemp (variant of 麻 má)
=2 麻 má
  1. generic name for hemp, flax etc
  2. hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
  3. sesame
  4. (of materials) rough or coarse
  5. pocked
  6. pitted
  7. to have pins and needles or tingling
  8. to feel numb

classifier: 縷

Containing this entry

胡麻籽 húmázǐ sesame seed
胡麻油 húmáyóu

Related entries

芝麻 zhīma sesame (seed)
我點了一份芝麻麵包，用來製作素食漢堡。

I ordered a sesame seed buns for the veggie burgers.

Source: Tatoeba

麻 má
  1. generic name for hemp, flax etc
  2. hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
  3. sesame
  4. (of materials) rough or coarse
  5. pocked
  6. pitted
  7. to have pins and needles or tingling
  8. to feel numb

classifier: 縷

我的右手麻了。

My right hand is numb.

Source: Tatoeba

亚麻 yàmá flax
紐西蘭學生開發出由高麗菜樹葉和亞麻製成的永續材料，很快就能用於製造高性能滑雪板、皮划艇和滑板。

New Zealand students have developed sustainable materials made from cabbage tree leaves and flax that could soon be used to make high-performance skis, kayaks and skateboards.

Source: Tatoeba