a grain, (same as 莘) lush growth; dense growth of the grass (trees, etc.) a marshy plant, known as asarum, a name derived from the bitterness of the root which is used in medicine
?【午集下】【禾部】 康熙筆畫：16畫，部外筆畫：11畫
《廣韻》所臻切《集韻》疏臻切，音莘。穀名。
又《揚子·方言》杠，東齊海岱之閒謂之?。杠，牀前橫也。
又《集韻》作木切，音鏃。草木叢生也。
音莘。穀名。