麦门冬

Traditional form:

麥門冬

Pinyin (reading):

màiméndōng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 麦 - wheat, barley, oats
• 门 - gate, door, entrance, opening
• 冬 - winter, 11th lunar month

Traditional characters:

• 麥 - wheat, barley, oats
• 門 - gate, door, entrance, opening
• 冬 - winter, 11th lunar month