yà má zǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
flaxseed / linseed
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Original source entry:

亞麻籽 亚麻籽 [ya4 ma2 zi3] /flaxseed; linseed/

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Other forms in these source records: 亞麻籽

  • 亚
    yà

    second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [yǎ]

    Yà

    Asia / Asian / Taiwan pr. [Yǎ]

  • 麻
    má

    hemp (variant of 麻[má]) / generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lǚ] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb

    Má

    surname Ma

  • 籽
    zǐ

    seed (of a plant)

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