thatch; grass used for roofing

这间茆舍坐落在半山腰，十分幽静。

a dialectal term for a rounded loess hill or mound, common in northern China

黄土高原上随处可见起伏不平的黄土茆。

noun · a type of edible aquatic plant, historically identified with the water shield (Brasenia schreberi)

他在池塘里采摘了一些绿莹莹的茆。