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紫草
 
En
zǐ cǎo
  • red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
  • flowering plant whose roots provide purple dye
  • arnebia (plant genus in family Boraginaceae)

紫草 zǐ cǎo

紫草
1 植物名。紫草科紫草属,多年生草本。茎高约七十公分。叶互生,长椭圆形,有毛。夏日茎顶或叶腋开小白花。果实为小粒状,成熟时呈灰色,坚硬而有光泽。根部可为紫色染料。也作「茈草」。

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