榎草

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
えのき
Jinmeiyō
くさ > ぐさ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
 エノキぐサ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Literally, hackberry grass, (えのき) (enoki, hackberry) + (くさ) (kusa, grass). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

(えのき)(ぐさ) or 榎草(エノキグサ) (enokigusa

  1. Asian copperleaf, Acalypha australis

Usage notes

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