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Kanji Detail for 蒺 - "caltrop, caltrop weapon"
蒺
- Meaning
蒺 means "caltrop, caltrop weapon."
Caltrop - An annual plant of the Zygophyllaceae family (used in compound 蒺蔾).
Caltrop weapon - A spiked device scattered on roads to impede enemy movement (used in compound 蒺蔾).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
furze; gorse
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
furze; gorse
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
Tribulus terrestris
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
furze, gorse
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
蒺藜 (caltrop/puncture vine). A plant name. Stems lie flat. Leaves are compound. Yellow flowers bloom in summer. Fruit is triangular with sharp spines. Used medicinally. That from Shayuan in Shaanxi is called 沙菀蒺藜.
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