瑠璃萵苣

Literally, “azure lettuce”, 瑠璃(るり) (ruri, “azure”) + 萵苣(ちしゃ) (chisha, “lettuce”). The chisha changes to jisha as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

• IPA^(key): [ɾɯ̟ɾʲiʑiɕa̠]

瑠(る)璃(り)萵苣(ぢしゃ) or 瑠璃萵苣(ルリヂシャ) • (ruri-jisha) 

1. borage, Borago officinalis

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