菟絲子

菟丝子
tùsīzǐ
dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine)

CEDICT

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) dodder seed
  2. dodder seed

Wiktionary

  1. 植物名。參見「菟絲」條。
  2. 一種中藥。為草本植物菟絲子的成熟種子。細小，呈淡褐色或棕色。有補腎固精、養肝明目的作用。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 菟絲 tùsī
  1. (in general) dodder
  2. Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis)
  3. dodder
=2 子 zǐ
  1. son
  2. child
  3. seed
  4. egg
  5. small thing
  6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
  7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
  9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
=2 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"

Related entries

菟 tù
  1. dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses)
  2. also called 菟絲子