針金雀児

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
はり
Grade: 6
えにしだ
Grade: 1 Jinmeiyō Grade: 4
kun'yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
針金雀兒 (kyūjitai)
 ハリエニシダ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Literally, needle broom, (はり) (hari, needle) + 金雀児(えにしだ) (enishida, common broom)

Pronunciation

Noun

(はり)金雀児(えにしだ) or 針金雀児(ハリエニシダ) (harienishida

  1. common gorse, Ulex europaeus

Usage notes

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