金盞花

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: 1
せん
Hyōgai

Grade: 1
kan'on on'yomi kan'on

Noun

(きん)(せん)() or 金盞花(キンセンカ) • (kinsenka

  1. pot marigold, Calendula officinalis

Usage notes

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