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Japanese
Etymology
虞美人 (Gu bijin, “Yu the Beauty”) + 草 (sō, “grass”)
Pronunciation
Noun
虞美人草 • (gubijinsō) ←ぐびじんさう (gubizinsau)?
- Synonym of 雛罌粟 (hinageshi, “Papaver rhoeas, common poppy, corn poppy, field poppy”)
1921, 寺田寅彦, 旅日記から（明治四十二年）, 青空文庫:
- 劇場の中のまるい広場には、緑の草の毛氈の中に真紅の虞美人草が咲き乱れて、かよわい花弁がわずかな風にふるえていた。
- Teatoro no naka no marui hiroba ni wa, midori no kusa no mōsen no naka ni shinku no gubijinsō ga sakimidarete, kayowai hanabira ga wazuka na kaze ni furuete ita.
- In the round open area of the theater, deep crimson field poppies bloomed profusely on a carpet of green grass, and their delicate petals trembled in the slightest wind.
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as グビジンソウ.