불로초

Korean

Etymology

From 불로(不老) (bullo, “eternal youth”) +‎ 초(草) (cho, “grass”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bullocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bullocho
McCune–Reischauer?pulloch'o
Yale Romanization?pullo.cho

Noun

불로초 • (bullocho) (hanja 不老草)

  1. (folklore) elixir of immortality (a mythological herb said to grant eternal life)
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) lingzhi (a fungus of the Ganoderma genus)
    Synonym: 영지(靈芝) (yeongji)
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