羽衣藻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
羽 衣 藻
は
Grade: 2 		ころも > ごろも
Grade: 4 		も
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “feather-robe seaweed”, 羽衣(はごろも) (hagoromo, “feather robe”) + 藻(も) (mo, “algae, seaweed”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɡo̞ɾo̞mo̞mo̞]

Noun

羽(は)衣(ごろも)藻(も) or 羽衣藻(ハゴロモモ) • (hagoromomo) 

  1. Carolina fanwort, Cabomba caroliniana

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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