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兔丝
tù​sī

dodder

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
兔丝 兔絲 tù​sī
dodder
a parasitic plant with thin, thread-like stems that wrap around other plants; the seeds are used in traditional medicine
wife
(literary) a metaphor for a wife, referring to the way the dodder plant clings to and depends on other plants

Cross-References

Variant of

  • 菟丝 tù​sī
  • 菟丝子 tù​sī​zǐ
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