とちのき

Japanese

Alternative spellings
栃の木
橡の木

Etymology

From 栃(とち) (tochi) + の (no) + 木(き) (ki).

Pronunciation

Noun

とちのき or トチノキ • (tochi-no-ki) ←とちのき (toti-no-ki)?

  1. Aesculus turbinata

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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