松葉人参

Literally, “pine needle ginseng”, 松葉(まつば) (matsuba) + 人参(にんじん) (ninjin, “carrot, gingseng”)

• IPA^(key): [ma̠t͡sɨba̠ ɲ̟ĩɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

松(まつ)葉(ば)人(にん)参(じん) or 松葉人参(マツバニンジン) • (matsuba ninjin) 

1. Linum stelleroides, a species of flax

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