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bai ji

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
bai ji
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Chinese orchid, Bletilla striata, the pseudobulbs of which are used in traditional Chinese medicine, but which is also widely grown for its ornamental flowers and foliage.

Uncountable

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 白芨 (bái jī).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

baiji (alternative)

Questions

What does bai ji mean?
A Chinese orchid, Bletilla striata, the pseudobulbs of which are used in traditional Chinese medicine, but which is also widely grown for its ornamental flowers and foliage.
Where does bai ji come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 白芨 (bái jī).

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