蒺藜

jílí
  1. (weaponry) caltrop
  2. caltrop
  3. caltrop (plants in the family Zygophyllaceae)

Wiktionary

Homographs

蒺藜 jíli
  1. (botany) caltrop; puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris)
  2. barbed object

Entry Composition

1 蒺 jí Tribulus terrestris
2 藜 lí
  1. name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)
  2. Chenopodium album

Containing this entry

三味蒺藜散 sānwèijílísǎn