狸菖蒲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狸 菖 蒲
たぬき
Hyōgai 		あやめ
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi jukujikun

Etymology

Lit., tanuki iris, 狸(たぬき) (tanuki) + 菖蒲(あやめ) (ayame, “iris”)

Noun

狸(たぬき)菖蒲(あやめ) or 狸菖蒲(タヌキアヤメ) • (tanuki-ayame) 

  1. frogsmouths, Philydrum lanuginosum

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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