火炎葛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
火 炎 葛
か
Grade: 1 		えん
Grade: S 		かずら
Grade: S
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “flame creeper”, 火炎(かえん) (kaen, “flame, blaze”) + 葛(かずら) (kazura, “creeper”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠ẽ̞ŋka̠zɨɾa̠]

Noun

火(か)炎(えん)葛(かずら) or 火炎葛(カエンカズラ) • (kaenkazura) 

  1. flamevine, Pyrostegia venusta

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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