座禅草

Literally, “seated meditation grass”, 座禅(ざぜん) (zazen, “seated meditation”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

• IPA^(key): [d͡za̠zẽ̞ɰ̃so̞ː]

座(ざ)禅(ぜん)草(そう) or 座禅草(ザゼンソウ) • (zazensō) ^{←ざぜんさう (zazensau)?}

1. skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus renifolius

   Synonym: 達磨草 (darumasō)

2. synonym of 野蕗 (nobuki, “Adenocaulon himalaicum”)

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