浮草

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
浮 草
うき
Grade: S 		くさ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

浮(うき)草(くさ) or 浮草(ウキクサ) • (ukikusa) 

  1. greater duckweed, Spirodela polyrhiza
    Synonym: 鏡草 (kagamigusa)
  2. duckweed, a general term for plants in the family Lemnoideae
  3. Synonym of 田字草 (denjisō, “Marsilea quadrifolia”)

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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