苧環
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 苧 | 環 |
| お Hyōgai |
たまき > だまき Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
Noun
- a winding or ball of hemp thread with a hollow centre; a spool of hemp thread
- fantail columbine, Aquilegia flabellata
- Synonym: 糸繰 (itokuri)
- (wagashi) sweet made of red-bean paste wrapped in 求肥飴 (gyūhiame)
- Synonym of 糸掛貝 (itokakekai)
- Clipping of 苧環蒸し (odamaki-mushi).
- a tree without foliage
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).