栘𣐿

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (栘𣐿) 𣐿
simp. #(栘𣐿) 𣐿
alternative forms 栘枍

Etymology

Cited in the 1958 Dictionary of Chinese Seed Plant Families and Genera (中国种子植物辞典). Likely of Dai or Hani origin, preserved in local Yunnan toponyms such as 多依 (Duōyī-zhài). The shift from (duō) to () appears to be have been motivated by a desire for better semantic matching in the written character.[1]

Pronunciation


Noun

栘𣐿

  1. Docynia, a quince-like fruit tree of the family Rosaceae

References

  1. Liu, Huajie, Ma, Jinshuang, Liu, Su, Liu, Bing (2018) “蔷薇科Docynia之中文名宜为“多依属” On the Chinese name for genus Docynia (Rosaceae)”, in Biodiversity Science (in Chinese), volume 26, number 12, →DOI, pages 1348–1349
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