蔓黄楊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
つる
Jinmeiyō
つげ
Grade: 2 Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
蔓黃楊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, vine box, (つる) (tsuru, vine) + 黄楊(つげ) (tsuge, box)

Noun

(つる)黄楊(つげ) or 蔓黄楊(ツルツゲ) • (tsurutsuge

  1. tsuru holly, Ilex rugosa

Usage notes

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