水向日葵

Japanese

Kanji in this term
みず
Grade: 1
ひまわり
Grade: 3 Grade: 1 Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi jukujikun

Etymology

Literally, water sunflower, (みず) (mizu, water) + 向日葵(ひまわり) (himawari, sunflower)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲizɨçima̠β̞a̠ɾʲi]

Noun

(みず)向日葵(ひまわり) or 水向日葵(ミズヒマワリ) • (mizuhimawari

  1. Senegal tea plant, Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Usage notes

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