xiàn wàn

edible greens; amaranth

DEFINITIONS

莧 xiàn
  • amaranth (genus Amaranthus)
  • Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)
  • Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)

WORDS

cì xiàn prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)
bái xiàn white amaranth (Amaranthus albus); sprouts and tender leaves of Chinese spinach (Amaranthus spp.) used as food
紫茄 bái xiàn zǐ qié white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
科 xiàn kē Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) 莧菜
菜 xiàn cài amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
馬齒 mǎ chǐ xiàn Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)
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