荼

Definitions

 * 1) a type of bitter vegetable, possibly sow thistle or other plants of
 * 2)  pain; suffering
 * 3) spikes of cogon (or other grasses) with long whitish hair
 * 4) pappus
 * 5) * 1803, 程瑤田, 釋草小記:
 * "zh"
 * "zh"

- 芺、薊者……荼卽其華之實所戴者.


 * 1) white

Usage notes

 * 荼 can refer to one of several types of bitter tasting vegetables. Early Chinese texts are rather vague in their description, which makes it difficult to determine which species it originally referred to.