(finance, informal) Risky alternatives to cash, such as convertible securities, low interest debentures, or warrants, when they are used to purchase shares in a company.

plural of Chinese spider

Synonym of spider skimmer (“kitchen utensil”)

Chinese cabbage.

plural of Chinese chive

Feng shui.

Either of two Chinese species of spiny shrub in the nightshade family, Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense, and their edible fruits, which are used in East Asian traditional medicine.

The garlic chive, Allium tuberosum.

plural of Chinese boxthorn

An Asian tree. similar and related to the quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis). and its astringent, quincelike fruit.