English Explanatory Dictionary

lingzhi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine, Ganoderma lucidum and other closely related mushroom of the genus Ganoderma.
name
  1. A gewog of Thimphu District, Bhutan.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪŋt͡ʃi/ /ˈlɪŋd͡ʒi/ /ˈlɪŋd͡ʒə/ lĭng′jœ′ lĭng′shē

Word forms

lingzhi lingchih

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 靈芝 /灵芝 (língzhī). Doublet of reishi.

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