藪手毬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
藪 手 毬
やぶ
Hyōgai 		て > で
Grade: 1 		まり
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “thicket ball”, compound of 藪(やぶ) (yabu, “thicket, grove”) + 手毬(てまり) (temari, “temari, hand ball”). The temari changes to demari as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

藪(やぶ)手(で)毬(まり) or 藪手毬(ヤブデマリ) • (yabudemari) 

  1. Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum

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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