"lingzhi" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪŋd͡ʒi/, /ˈlɪŋd͡ʒə/
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 靈芝/灵芝 (língzhī). Doublet of reishi. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|靈芝|tr=língzhī}} Mandarin 靈芝/灵芝 (língzhī), {{doublet|en|reishi}} Doublet of reishi Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} lingzhi
  1. A medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine, Ganoderma lucidum and other closely related mushroom of the genus Ganoderma. Wikipedia link: Lingzhi Categories (topical): Traditional Chinese medicine Categories (lifeform): Mushrooms Translations (mushroom): pacing (Atayal), 靈芝 (Chinese Mandarin), 灵芝 (língzhī) (Chinese Mandarin), lakkakääpä (Finnish), reishi (Finnish), 霊芝 (reishi) (alt: れいし) (Japanese), 영지 (yeongji) (alt: 靈芝) (Korean), nấm linh chi (Vietnamese)

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