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Japanese
ヤマアイ on Japanese Wikipedia
Etymology
Literally, “mountain indigo”, 山 (yama, “mountain”) + 藍 (ai, “indigo”)
Noun
山藍 or 山藍 • (yama ai)
- Mercurialis leiocarpa, a species of mercury
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).