絹柳

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
きぬ
Grade: 6
やなぎ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
 キヌヤナギ on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

(きぬ)(やなぎ) or 絹柳(キヌヤナギ) (kinuyanagi

  1. narrow-leaf willow, Salix schwerinii

Usage notes

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