藪茗荷

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
やぶ
Hyōgai
みょう
Hyōgai

Grade: 3
kun'yomi goon
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Etymology

Literally, thicket myoga, compound of (やぶ) (yabu, thicket, grove) + 茗荷(みょうが) (myōga, myoga, Japanese ginger)

Noun

(やぶ)(みょう)() or 藪茗荷(ヤブミョウガ) (yabu myōga

  1. East Asian pollia, Pollia japonica

Usage notes

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