豆蔦

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
まめ
Grade: 3
つた > づた
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
 マメヅタ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Literally, bean ivy, (まめ) (mame, bean) + (つた) (tsuta, ivy). The tsuta changes to zuta as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(まめ)(づた) or 豆蔦(マメヅタ) (mamezuta

  1. Lemmaphyllum microphyllum
    Synonym: 鏡草 (kagamigusa)

Usage notes

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