岩梨

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
岩 梨
いわ
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kun'yomi
 イワナシ on Japanese Wikipedia
 Epigaea asiatica on Wikipedia
イワナシ (岩梨), Epigaea asiatica

Etymology

Superficially of 岩(いわ) (iwa, “stone”) + 梨(なし) (nashi, “pear”); compare synonyms 岩椿(いわつばき) (iwatsubaki, literally “stone camellia”), 砂苺(すないちご) (sunaichigo, literally “sand strawberry”). Attested from the 13th century.

Pronunciation

Noun

岩(いわ)梨(なし) or 岩梨(イワナシ) • (iwanashi) 

  1. Epigaea asiatica, an evergreen shrub
    Synonyms: いばなし (ibanashi), 岩椿 (iwatsubaki), 砂苺 (sunaichigo), こげし (kogeshi)
  2. the edible fruit of the plant
  3. synonym of 苔桃 (kokemomo, “lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea”)

Usage notes

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

References

  1. ^ “岩梨”, in 日本国語大辞典 ‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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