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茭白

jiāo bái

2-character word

What 茭白 means

1. Manchurian wild rice {菰|gū}, aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot

The characters in 茭白

• 茭jiāoZizania aquatica
• 白báiwhite; snowy; pure

Words starting with 茭白

• 茭白笋jiāo bái sǔnedible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰

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