日々草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日 日 草
にち
Grade: 1 		にち
Grade: 1 		そう
Grade: 1
goon on'yomi

Noun

日(にち)々(にち)草(そう) or 日々草(ニチニチソウ) • (nichinichisō) 

  1. Madagascar periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

  • 蔓日々草(つるにちにちそう) (tsurunichinichisō)
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