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刺莧

简刺苋 · 繁刺莧

Mandarin · pinyin cì xiàn

prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)

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刺: cì · stab; prick, irritate; prod
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苋: xiàn · amaranth

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4–4 · ci4 xian4

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noun

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) wild form of edible amaranth (with thorns in the stem, used as pig feed)

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