chinaroot
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bastard chinaroot — noun : a prickly stemmed No. American vine (Smilax pseudo china) resembling the chinaroot … Useful english dictionary
false chinaroot — noun : american chinaroot … Useful english dictionary
american chinaroot — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a greenbrier (Smilax pseudo china) with large tuberous roots … Useful english dictionary
Smilax — For another plant sometimes called Smilax see Asparagus asparagoides. Smilax Mediterranean Smilax (Smilax aspera) in fruit Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Zhenren — (zh cpwl|c=真人|p=zhēnrén|w=chen jen|l=true person) is a Chinese term that first appeared in the Zhuangzi meaning Daoist spiritual master , roughly translatable as Perfected Person . Religious Daoism mythologized zhenren to rank above xian… … Wikipedia
Astilbin — IUPAC name (2R,3R) 2 (3,4 dihydroxyphenyl) 5,7 dihydroxy 3 [(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S) 3,4,5 trihydroxy 6 … Wikipedia
Smitilbin — IUPAC name (2R,3S) 2 (3,5 dihydroxyphenyl) 5,7 dihydroxy 3 [(2S,3R,4R,6S) 3,4,5 trihydroxy 6 methyl … Wikipedia
china ale — ˈchīnə noun : ale flavored with chinaroot … Useful english dictionary
china brier — noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: so called from its similarity to chinaroot : a bullbrier (Smilax bona nox) with scurfy stem bases … Useful english dictionary
