虎の尾

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
とら
Grade: S

Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, tiger's tail, (とら) (tora, tiger) + (no, possessive particle) + () (o, tail)

Pronunciation

Noun

(とら)() (tora no o

  1. Synonym of 岡虎の尾 (oka tora no o, gooseneck loosestrife, Lysimachia clethroides)
  2. Synonym of 虎の尾羊歯 (tora no o shida, Asplenium incisum)
  3. Synonym of 虎の尾桜 (tora no o zakura, a cultivar of cherry tree)
  4. Synonym of 山蘇鉄 (yama sotetsu, Plagiogyria matsumureana)
  5. Synonym of 瑠璃虎の尾 (ruri tora no o, azure speedwell, Veronica subsessilis)
  6. Synonym of 九蓋草 (kugaisō, Veronicastrum japonicum)
  7. Synonym of 天南星 (tennanshō, plants of genus Arisaema)
  8. Synonym of 杉蘭 (sugiran, Phlegmariurus cryptomerinus, a species of clubmoss)
  9. Synonym of 犬粟 (inuawa, Setaria chondrachne)
  10. Synonym of 海虎の尾 (umi tora no o, Sargassum thunbergii)

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