朴の木

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほお
Grade: S

Grade: 1
kun'yomi
 ホオノキ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(ほう) () + (no) + () (ki, tree)

Pronunciation

Noun

(ほお)() or (ホオ)() (hō no kiほほのき (fofonoki)?

  1. a Japanese bigleaf magnolia; a Japanese whitebark magnolia (Magnolia obovata)

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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