隈笹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
くま
Jinmeiyō
ささ > ざさ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
熊笹

Noun

(くま)(ざさ) or 隈笹(クマザサ) • (kumazasa

  1. a species of bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii)

Usage notes

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