巴豆

bā dòu

Dictionary entry

croton (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[da4 ji3 ke1]

What does 巴豆 mean?

巴豆 (bā dòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1croton (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[da4 ji3 ke1]

2croton seed, a strong purgative

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巴BāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan) · the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality 豆dòulegume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]) (variant of 豆[dou4])

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