苧環

Japanese

Kanji in this term
苧 環
お
Hyōgai 		たまき > だまき
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Noun

苧(お)環(だまき) or 苧環(オダマキ) • (odamaki) 

  1. a winding or ball of hemp thread with a hollow centre; a spool of hemp thread
  2. fantail columbine, Aquilegia flabellata
    Synonym: 糸繰 (itokuri)
  3. (wagashi) sweet made of red-bean paste wrapped in 求肥飴 (gyūhiame)
  4. synonym of 糸掛貝 (itokakekai)
  5. clipping of 苧環蒸し (odamaki-mushi)
  6. a tree without foliage

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

  • 西洋苧環(セイヨウオダマキ) (seiyōodamaki)
  • 山苧環(ヤマオダマキ) (yamaodamaki)
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