MAHUANG

Meaning of MAHUANG in English

ˈmäˈhwäŋ noun

( -s )

Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) ma 2 huang 2

: any of several Chinese plants of the genus Ephedra (especially E. sinica ) yielding ephedrine

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

MAHUANG — /mah"hwahng"/ , n. a Chinese shrub, Ephedra sinica, that is a source of ephedrine. [ máhuáng lit., hemp yellow ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MA HUANG — noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) máhuáng Date: 1926 any of several eastern Asian ephedras (especially Ephedra sinica ) having stems and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EPHEDRINE — ə̇ˈfedrə̇n, eˈf-; ˈefəˌdrēn, ˈefədrən noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ephedra- (from New Latin Ephedra, genus name of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPHEDRA — ə̇ˈfedrə, ˈefədrə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, horsetail, from Greek, from ephedros sitting upon, from epi- + hedra seat …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MA HUANG — noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) máhuáng Date: 1926 1. : any of several eastern Asian ephedras (especially Ephedra sinica ) having …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

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