Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (栘𣐿) 𣐿
simp. #(栘𣐿) 𣐿
alternative forms 栘枍
 
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Etymology

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Cited in the 1958 Dictionary of Chinese Seed Plant Families and Genera (中国种子植物辞典). Likely of Dai or Hani origin, preserved in local Yunnan toponyms such as 多依 (Duōyī-zhài). The shift from (duō) to () appears to be have been motivated by a desire for better semantic matching in the written character.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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栘𣐿

  1. Docynia, a quince-like fruit tree of the family Rosaceae

References

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  1. ^ Liu, Huajie, Ma, Jinshuang, Liu, Su, Liu, Bing (2018) “蔷薇科Docynia之中文名宜为“多依属” On the Chinese name for genus Docynia (Rosaceae)”, in Biodiversity Science (in Chinese), volume 26, number 12, →DOI, pages 1348–1349