杜鵑草

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほととぎす
Jinmeiyō Hyōgai Grade: 1
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
時鳥草
油点草
杜鵑草 (hototogisu): a toad lily flower on Mount Hongū, Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture.
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Etymology

Shift in meaning of ほととぎす (hototogisu, lesser cuckoo).

The spelling is a compound of 杜鵑(ほととぎす) (hototogisu, lesser cuckoo) + (そう) (, herb), as a means of clarifying that this term refers to the plant.

Pronunciation

Noun

杜鵑草(ほととぎす) or 杜鵑草(ホトトギス) (hototogisu

  1. the toad lily, Tricyrtis hirta
    Hypernym: 百合 (yuri)

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN