麥門冬 mài mén dōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus), its tuber used in TCM

CHARACTERS

麥 mài wheat, barley, oats; KangXi radical number 199
門 mén gate, door, entrance, opening
冬 dōng
HSK 3
winter, 11th lunar month