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蓼 (liǎo) — (bound form) knotweed; plants of the Polygonaceae family

Definition

蓼 (liǎo) is a bound morpheme referring to knotweeds and related herbs of the Polygonaceae family. It almost never stands alone — you'll see it in compounds like 水蓼 and 蓼科.

bound form
(bound form) knotweedplants of the Polygonaceae family

Examples

  • 蓼。
    Là liǎo shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de cǎo běn zhí wù.
    Red-knees is a common herbaceous plant.
  • 蓼。
    liǎo Kē zhí wù zhōng yǒu bù shǎo kě yǐ rù yào.
    Many plants in the knotweed family can be used as medicine.
  • 蓼。
    Shuǐ liǎo xǐ huan cháng zài cháo shī de hé àn biān.
    Water pepper likes to grow on damp riverbanks.
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