類葉升麻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
類	葉	升	麻
るい Grade: 4	よう Grade: 3	しょう Grade: S	ま Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

類葉(るいよう) (ruiyō) + 升麻(しょうま) (shōma)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) るいよーしょーま [rùíyóó shóꜜòmà] (Nakadaka – [5])
IPA^(key): [ɾɯ̟ijo̞ː ɕo̞ːma̠]

Noun

類(るい)葉(よう)升(しょう)麻(ま) or 類葉升麻(ルイヨウショウマ) • (ruiyō shōma) ^{←るいえふしようま (ruiefusyouma)^?}

Asian baneberry (Actaea asiatica)

Usage notes

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