桜蓼

Japanese

Kanji in this term
桜 蓼
さくら
Grade: 5 		たで
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
櫻蓼 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “cherry-knotweed”, compound of 桜(さくら) (sakura, “cherry tree”) + 蓼(たで) (tade, “knotweed, smartweed”)

Noun

桜(さくら)蓼(たで) or 桜蓼(サクラタデ) • (sakuratade) 

  1. Persicaria odorata subsp. conspicua

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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