lingzhi

ling·zhi
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/ˈlɪŋt͡ʃi//ˈlɪŋd͡ʒi//ˈlɪŋd͡ʒə/

noun

A medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine, Ganoderma lucidum and other closely related mushroom of the genus Ganoderma.

OriginMandarin 靈芝 /灵芝 →
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Meanings

lingzhi1

noun

alternative lingchih

  1. A medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine, Ganoderma lucidum and other closely related mushroom of the genus Ganoderma.

Lingzhi2

proper noun
  1. A gewog of Thimphu District, Bhutan.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
reishi

Origin

lingzhi · noun

  1. Mandarin靈芝 /灵芝
  2. Englishlingzhi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 靈芝 /灵芝 (língzhī). Doublet of reishi.

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Lingzhi · proper noun

  1. dzགླིང་གཞི་
  2. EnglishLingzhi

Borrowed from Dzongkha གླིང་གཞི་ (gling gzhi).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 靈芝 /灵芝
  • 靈芝 /灵芝 (língzhī)mushroom
Finnish lakkakääpä, reishi
  • lakkakääpämushroom
  • reishimushroom
Japanese 霊芝
  • 霊芝 (reishi)mushroom
Korean 영지
  • 영지 (yeongji)mushroom
Vietnamese nấm linh chi
  • nấm linh chimushroom
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APA

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

MLA

“lingzhi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lingzhi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lingzhi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lingzhi.

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