松葉牡丹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
松 葉 牡 丹
まつ
Grade: 4 		は > ば
Grade: 3 		ぼ
Jinmeiyō 		たん
Grade: S
kun'yomi kan'yōon on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “pine-needle peony”, compound of 松葉(まつば) (matsuba, “pine needle”) + 牡丹(ぼたん) (botan, “peony”)

Noun

松(まつ)葉(ば)牡(ぼ)丹(たん) or 松葉牡丹(マツバボタン) • (matsubabotan) 

  1. Portulaca grandiflora

Usage notes

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

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