Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

china root

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: chi-na -root
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An East Asian plant of species Smilax glabra and the drugs made from the root, used in traditional Chinese medicine and formerly as a treatment for syphilis.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An East Asian liana of species Smilax china.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of China root.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In his first report on the condition of the island he informed the King that "sugar, ginger, indigo, cotton, tobacco, dyeing woods and cocoa may be had and are produced as well as anywhere ; but pimento, chinaroots, aloes, rhubarb, sarsaparilla, tamarinds, cassia, vaignillios, hides and tallow are the proper commodities."

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

China roots (plural) china (alternative) china-root (alternative) chinaroot (alternative)

Phrases

false chinaroot

Questions

What does china root mean?: An East Asian plant of species Smilax glabra and the drugs made from the root, used in traditional Chinese medicine and formerly as a treatment for syphilis.

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