蘇鉄

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蘇 鉄
そ
Jinmeiyō		 てつ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
蘇鐵 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) そてつ [sòtétsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [so̞te̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

蘇(そ)鉄(てつ) or 蘇鉄(ソテツ) • (sotetsu) ←そてつ (sotetu)?

  1. sago palm, Cycas revoluta

Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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