絹柳

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きぬ
Grade: 6
やなぎ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Noun

(きぬ)(やなぎ) or 絹柳(キヌヤナギ) • (kinuyanagi

  1. narrow-leaf willow, Salix schwerinii

Usage notes

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