石蕗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
石 蕗
つわ
Grade: 1 		ふき > ぶき
Jinmeiyō
irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
橐吾
艶蕗

Noun

石(つわ)蕗(ぶき) or 石蕗(ツワブキ) • (tsuwabuki) 

  1. leopard plant, Farfugium japonicum
    Synonyms: 艶蕗 (tsuyabuki), 橐 (tsuwa), 山蕗 (yamabuki), 岩蕗 (“iwabuki”), 磯蕗 (“isobuki”)

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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