liǎo​lán

indigo plant

  • created reference approved 蓼蓝/蓼藍 → 蓝/藍 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蓼蓝 / 蓼藍 liǎo​lán

    蓝 / 藍 lán

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 蓼蓝/蓼藍 · liǎo​lán · indigo plant — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蓼蓝 / 蓼藍

    liǎo​lán

    indigo plant

    A type of annual herb (Persicaria tinctoria or Polygonum tinctorium) with reddish-purple stems and oval leaves; the leaves are used to produce blue dye and as an herbal medicine

    蓼 (literal) → 蓼 · liǎo · smartweed 蓝 (literal) → 蓝/藍 · lán · indigo plant

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  • created sense approved 蓼蓝/蓼藍 · liǎo​lán · indigo dye — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蓼蓝 / 蓼藍

    liǎo​lán

    indigo dye

    Blue dye extracted from the leaves of the indigo plant

    蓼 (literal) → 蓼 · liǎo · smartweed 蓝 (literal) → 蓝/藍 · lán · indigo plant

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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