猩々草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猩 猩 草
しょう
Hyōgai 		しょう > じょう
Hyōgai 		そう
Grade: 1
goon on'yomi

Etymology

猩々(しょうじょう) (shōjō, “mythological red-haired alcohol drinking ape”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːʑo̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

猩(しょう)々(じょう)草(そう) or 猩々草(ショウジョウソウ) • (shōjōsō) 

  1. fire-on-the-mountain (Euphorbia cyathophora)

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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