# tian nan xing

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A flowering plant of the species Arisaema amurense, native to East Asia, whose roots are used for traditional medicine.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 天南星 (tiānnánxīng).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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