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Humulus japonicus
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葎 is a phono-semantic compound with the grass radical 艹 (cǎo) at the top, indicating its semantic connection to plants and vegetation. The lower part, 律 (lǜ), provides the phonetic component. This character primarily denotes a specific type of climbing weed, most commonly referring to Humulus scandens, or Japanese hop. In botanical and classical texts, 葎 often appears in compounds describing rough, twisting vines that climb over other plants, reflecting its specialized role as a taxonomic term rather than a word with broad abstract meanings.
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