石斛

Chinese

rock; stone; 10 pecks 5 pecks (M)
trad. (石斛)
simp. #(石斛)

Pronunciation


Noun

石斛

  1. Dendrobium orchid plant (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.)
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried Dendrobium nobile used in medicine.

References

  • Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せき > せっ
Grade: 1
こく
Hyōgai
kan'on

Noun

(せっ)(こく) or 石斛(セッコク) • (sekkoku

  1. Dendrobium moniliforme, a species of orchid
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried Dendrobium moniliforme used in medicine