chinaroot

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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

nounchinaroot (countable and uncountable, plural chinaroots)

plural chinaroots

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of China root.
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APA

chinaroot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinaroot

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“chinaroot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinaroot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chinaroot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinaroot.

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