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Change log entry 44508
Processed by: vermillon (2012-11-21 16:46:39 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 43456 - submitted by 'goldyn_chyld' >>
A & N say "yard grass" for 蟋蟀草
Z: 一年生草本植物。茎叶略似狗尾草,唯穗分为数枝。取此草之茎分裂作丝状,可用来逗蟋蟀,故名。
M: 植物名。禾本科穇屬。一年生草本。鬢根、莖葉強韌,常叢生。葉細長而尖,略似狗尾草。夏秋之際,抽花莖,莖頂端生數花穗,綴花呈淡綠色,長穗狀花序。取此草的莖分裂作絲狀,可用以鬥蟋蟀,故稱為「蟋蟀草」。

Wp: 牛筋草(学名:Eleusine indica),禾本科穇屬。俗名:蟋蟀草 ...

Wp writes it as "wiregrass", Oxford, Merriam-Webster dicts all write it separately.
Diff:
+ 牛筋草 牛筋草 [niu2 jin1 cao3] /wire grass (Eleusine indica)/
+ 蟋蟀草 蟋蟀草 [xi1 shuai4 cao3] /wire grass (Eleusine indica)/
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