茭白

jiāobái
Manchurian wild rice 菰 gū, aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 茭 jiāo Zizania aquatica
2 白 bái
  1. white
  2. snowy
  3. pure
  4. bright
  5. empty
  6. blank
  7. plain
  8. clear
  9. to make clear
  10. in vain
  11. gratuitous
  12. free of charge
  13. reactionary
  14. anti-communist
  15. funeral
  16. to stare coldly
  17. to write wrong character
  18. to state
  19. to explain
  20. vernacular
  21. spoken lines in opera