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species of water plant
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The character 莙 is a phono-semantic compound composed of the semantic radical 艹 (grass/plants) and the phonetic component 君 (meaning lord or ruler, here indicating pronunciation). Its primary use is in the botanical term 莙薘菜, referring to Swiss chard or a similar leafy beet. The grass radical categorizes it as a plant, while 君 contributes sound without semantic influence. Historical texts occasionally associate 莙 with other water plants or algae, but its meaning remains specifically within plant terminology.
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