磯菊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
磯 菊
いそ
Jinmeiyō 		きく > ぎく
Grade: S
yutōyomi

Etymology

Literally, “seashore chrysanthemum”, 磯(いそ) (iso, “rocky seashore”) + 菊(きく) (kiku, “chrysanthemum”). The kiku changes to giku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

磯(いそ)菊(ぎく) or 磯菊(イソギク) • (isogiku) 

  1. gold and silver chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum pacificum

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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