麦冬

Traditional form:

麥冬

Pinyin (reading):

màidōng

Definitions:

• dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus), whose tuber is used in TCM

Characters:

• 麦 - wheat, barley, oats
• 冬 - winter, 11th lunar month

Traditional characters:

• 麥 - wheat, barley, oats
• 冬 - winter, 11th lunar month