ヒルガオ科

Japanese

Kanji in this term
科
か
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
昼顔科

Etymology

From 昼顔(ひるがお) (hirugao, “bindweed, Calystegia”) + 科(か) (-ka, “taxonomic family”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [çiɾɯ̟ɡa̠o̞ka̠]

Noun

ヒルガオ科(か) • (hirugaoka) 

  1. Convolvulaceae, a family of herbaceous plants; bindweeds, morning glories
    Hyponyms: 昼顔 (hirugao), 朝顔 (asagao), 薩摩芋 (Satsuma imo)
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