白粉花

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白 粉 花
おしろい はな > ばな
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irregular kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “face powder flower”, 白粉(おしろい) (oshiroi, “face powder”) + 花(はな) (hana, “flower”). The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [o̞ɕiɾo̞iba̠na̠]

Noun

白粉(おしろい)花(ばな) or 白粉花(オシロイバナ) • (oshiroibana) 

  1. four o'clock flower, Mirabilis jalapa

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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