chinaroot

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• chinaroot — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: perhaps translation of Portuguese raiz de China : the rootstock of an East Indian climbing shrub (Smilax china) * * * chiˈnaroot noun Root stock of Smilax china • • • Main Entry: ↑china …   Useful english dictionary

• bastard chinaroot — noun : a prickly stemmed No. American vine (Smilax pseudo china) resembling the chinaroot …   Useful english dictionary

• false chinaroot — noun : american chinaroot …   Useful english dictionary

• american chinaroot — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a greenbrier (Smilax pseudo china) with large tuberous roots …   Useful english dictionary

• Smilax — For another plant sometimes called Smilax see Asparagus asparagoides. Smilax Mediterranean Smilax (Smilax aspera) in fruit Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

• Zhenren — (zh cpwl|c=真人|p=zhēnrén|w=chen jen|l=true person) is a Chinese term that first appeared in the Zhuangzi meaning Daoist spiritual master , roughly translatable as Perfected Person . Religious Daoism mythologized zhenren to rank above xian… …   Wikipedia

• Astilbin — IUPAC name (2R,3R) 2 (3,4 dihydroxyphenyl) 5,7 dihydroxy 3 [(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S) 3,4,5 trihydroxy 6 …   Wikipedia

• Smitilbin — IUPAC name (2R,3S) 2 (3,5 dihydroxyphenyl) 5,7 dihydroxy 3 [(2S,3R,4R,6S) 3,4,5 trihydroxy 6 methyl …   Wikipedia

• china ale — ˈchīnə noun : ale flavored with chinaroot …   Useful english dictionary

• china brier — noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: so called from its similarity to chinaroot : a bullbrier (Smilax bona nox) with scurfy stem bases …   Useful english dictionary