chuanxiong

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noun

Szechuan lovage, a plant of the species Ligusticum striatum, formerly Ligustricum chuanxiong

OriginMandarin 川芎 →
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Meanings

nounchuanxiong (usually uncountable, plural chuanxiongs)

plural chuanxiongs

  1. uncountableusuallySzechuan lovage, a plant of the species Ligusticum striatum, formerly Ligustricum chuanxiong
  2. uncountableusuallyA preparation of the plant used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Origin

  1. Mandarin川芎
  2. Englishchuanxiong

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 川芎 (chuānxiōng).

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chuanxiong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chuanxiong

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