莽草

Traditional form:

莽草

Pinyin (reading):

mǎngcǎo

Definitions:

• Chinese anise (Ilicium anisatum, a shrub with poisonous leaves)

Characters:

• 莽 - thicket, underbrush; rude, impertinent
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch

Traditional characters:

• 莽 - thicket, underbrush; rude, impertinent
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch