呉茱萸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
呉 茱 萸
ご
Grade: S 		しゅ
Hyōgai 		ゆ
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
吳茱萸 (kyūjitai)

Noun

呉(ご)茱(しゅ)萸(ゆ) or 呉茱萸(ゴシュユ) • (goshuyu) 

  1. Tetradium ruticarpum
    Synonym: 偽呉茱萸 (nisegoshuyu)
  2. the fruit of Tetradium ruticarpum, used in traditional medicine

Usage notes

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

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