紅花襤褸菊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紅 花 襤 褸 菊
べに
Grade: 6 		はな > ばな
Grade: 1 		ぼろ きく > ぎく
Grade: S
Hyōgai Hyōgai
kun'yomi jukujikun on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “red flowered rag chrysanthemum”, compound of 紅花(べにばな) (benibana, “red flower”) + 襤褸菊(ぼろぎく) (borogiku, “Literally, “rag chrysanthemum”, Nemosenecio nikoensis”).

Noun

紅(べに)花(ばな)襤褸(ぼろ)菊(ぎく) or 紅花襤褸菊(ベニバナボロギく) • (benibanaborogiku) 

  1. redflower ragleaf (Crassocephalum crepidioides)

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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