荠

薺
jì
see 荠菜 jìcài

CEDICT

  1. alternative form of 茨 (cí, “Tribulus terrestris”)
  2. only used in 荸薺／荸荠 (bíqi) and its regional synonyms
  3. shepherd's purse

Wiktionary

植物名。十字花科荠属，一年或越年生草本。叶丛生，羽状分裂，有缺刻。花四瓣，色白。嫩叶可食，全草可为止血剂。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

荠 qí used in 荸荠 bíqí

Containing this entry

荠苎 jìzhù
  1. (botany) Mosla grosseserrata
  2. (botany) Mosla chinensis
荠菜 jìcài shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
荠苧 jìníng
  1. (botany) Mosla grosseserrata
  2. (botany) Mosla chinensis
荸荠 biqí
葧荠 bóqí
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