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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