西洋榛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西 洋 榛
せい
Grade: 2 		よう
Grade: 3 		はしばみ
Jinmeiyō
kan'on on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 西洋(せいよう) (seiyō, “the West, Western”) + 榛(はしばみ) (hashibami, “hazel”)

Noun

西(せい)洋(よう)榛(はしばみ) or 西洋榛(セイヨウハシバミ) • (seiyōhashibami) 

  1. Eurasian hazel (Corylus avellana)

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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