麝香豌豆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じゃ
Hyōgai
こう
Grade: 4
えん
Hyōgai
どう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

麝香(じゃこう) (jakō) + 豌豆(えんどう) (endō)

Noun

(じゃ)(こう)(えん)(どう) or 麝香豌豆(ジャコウエンドウ) • (jakōendō

  1. sweet pea

Usage notes

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

Synonyms