蒴藋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
そくず
Hyōgai Hyōgai
irregular

Pronunciation

Noun

蒴藋(そくず) or 蒴藋(ソクズ) • (sokuzuそくづ (sokudu)?

  1. Chinese elder, Sambucus chinensis

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN