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Japanese
Etymology 1
フッキソウ on Japanese Wikipedia
Literally, “riches grass”, compound of 富貴 (fūki, “wealth and rank”) + 草 (sō, “grass, plant”). ふっき (“fukki”) is a contraction of ふうき (“fūki”).
Noun
富貴草 or 富貴草 • (fukkisō) ←ふっきさう (fukkisau)?
- carpet box, Pachysandra terminalis
Etymology 2
Literally, “riches grass”, compound of 富貴 (fūki, “wealth and rank”) + 草 (kusa, “grass, plant”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
富貴草 • (fūkigusa)
- Synonym of 牡丹 (botan, “peony”)