蔓竜胆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
つる
Jinmeiyō
りんどう
Grade: S Grade: S
kun'yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
蔓龍膽 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, vine gentian, compound of (つる) (tsuru, vine) + 竜胆(りんどう) (rindō, gentian)

Noun

(つる)竜胆(りんどう) or 蔓竜胆(ツルリンドウ) • (tsururindōつるりんだう (tururindau)?

  1. Tripterospermum japonicum

Usage notes

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