岩煙草

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
いわ
Grade: 2
たばこ
Grade: S Grade: 1
kun'yomi jukujikun
 イワタバコ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Literally, rock tobacco, (いわ) (iwa, rock) + 煙草(たばこ) (tabako, tobacco)

Noun

(いわ)煙草(たばこ) or 岩煙草(イワタバコ) (iwatabako

  1. Conandron ramondioides

Usage notes

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