桜蓼

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
さくら
Grade: 5
たで
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
櫻蓼 (kyūjitai)
 サクラタデ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Literally, cherry-knotweed, compound of (さくら) (sakura, cherry tree) + (たで) (tade, knotweed, smartweed)

Noun

(さくら)(たで) or 桜蓼(サクラタデ) (sakuratade

  1. Persicaria odorata subsp. conspicua

Usage notes

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