created sense approved 马蓝/馬藍 · mǎlán · Strobilanthes cusia — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
马蓝 / 馬藍
mǎlán
Strobilanthes cusia
A perennial herb with purple flowers and oval leaves; the leaves are used to produce blue dye and the roots and leaves are used in traditional medicine.
马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · big 蓝 (literal) → 蓝/藍 · lán · indigo plant
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