Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Luo Kangxi stroke count: 25 Page 1071, Entry 37 Pronounced luo Yu Pian states: The dodder (nuoluo) grows attached to pine trees. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: The mistletoe and the dodder vine crawl upon the pine and cypress. Commentary: The dodder is the same as the rabbit-silk vine, also called pine-dodder. Sub-commentary: Pine-dodder grows by winding itself around pine trees; its branches are pure green, and it is not the same as the rabbit-silk vine. Yunhui states: Lu Dian says that which grows on trees is called pine-dodder, and that which grows on grass is called rabbit-silk vine. Qu Yuan, Encountering Sorrow (Lisao): I clothe my body in creeping fig and use the dodder as a sash. Also, Shuowen states: Refers to wormwood. Erya, Explanation of Plants: Wormwood is called luo. Annotation: It is what is known today as wormwood. Also, Erya, Explanation of Plants: The wild ginger (tulu) is the radish (luo). Sub-commentary: It is what is known today as the radish. Also, Zhuluo is the name of a mountain. For details, see the entry for the character Zhu.