苋科

Traditional form:

莧科

Pinyin (reading):

xiànkē

Definitions:

• Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) 莧菜／苋菜 (xiàncài)

Characters:

• 苋 - amaranth
• 科 - section, department; field, branch; science

Traditional characters:

• 莧 - amaranth
• 科 - section, department; field, branch; science