苋菜

莧菜
xiàncài
  1. amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus)
  2. Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)

CEDICT

edible amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor)

Wiktionary

植物名。苋科苋属，一年生草本植物。茎细长，叶呈菱状卵圆形，有青、赤两色；夏秋开绿色小花，密生成球形，穗状花序。茎、叶可食。

重編國語辭典

植物名。苋科苋属，一年生草本植物。（Amaranthustricolor）

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 苋 xiàn
  1. amaranth (genus Amaranthus)
  2. Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)
  3. Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
2 菜 cài
  1. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
  2. (coll.) (one's) type

classifiers: 棵, 樣, 道, 盤

Containing this entry

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Related entries

苋 xiàn
  1. amaranth (genus Amaranthus)
  2. Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)
  3. Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)