袋雪の下

Japanese

Kanji in this term
袋 雪 下
ふくろ
Grade: S 		ゆき
Grade: 2 		した
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “bag saxifrage” 袋(ふくろ) (fukuro, “bag”) + 雪(ゆき)の下(した) (yukinoshita, “creeping saxifrage”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟kɯ̟ɾo̞jɯ̟kʲino̞ɕita̠]

Noun

袋(ふくろ)雪(ゆき)の下(した) or 袋雪(フクロユキ)の下(シタ) • (fukuro yukinoshita) 

  1. Albany pitcher plant (Cephalotus follicularis)

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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