甘藻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
甘 藻
あま
Grade: S 		も
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “sweet seaweed”, 甘(あま) (ama, “sweet”) + 藻(も) (mo, “seaweed”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠ma̠mo̞]

Noun

甘(あま)藻(も) or 甘藻(アマモ) • (amamo) 

  1. eelgrass, Zostera marina

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

  • 小甘藻(こあまも) (koamamo)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.