水虎の尾
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 水 | 虎 | 尾 |
| みず Grade: 1 |
とら Grade: S |
お Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | ||
Etymology
Literally, “water tiger's tail”, 水 (mizu, “water”) + 虎の尾 (toranō, “'tiger's tail', a plant name”)
Pronunciation
Noun
水虎の尾 or 水虎の尾 • (mizu tora no o)
- Pogostemon yatabeanus
- synonym of 沢虎の尾 (sawa tora no o, “Lysimachia leucantha”)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).