china roots

A form of china root — An East Asian plant of species Smilax glabra and the drugs made from the root, used in traditional Chinese medicine and formerly as a treatment for syphilis.

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Meanings

china roots1

noun
  1. pluralplural of china root

China roots2

noun
  1. pluralplural of China root
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