麦藁菊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麦 藁 菊
むぎ
Grade: 2 		わら
Jinmeiyō 		きく > ぎく
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
麥藁菊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 麦藁(むぎわら) (mugiwara, “straw”) + 菊(きく) (kiku, “chrysanthemum”). The kiku changes to giku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ɡʲiβ̞a̠ɾa̠ɡʲikɯ̟]

Noun

麦藁菊(ムギワラギク) or 麦(むぎ)藁(わら)菊(ぎく) • (mugiwaragiku) 

  1. strawflower, Xerochrysum bracteatum

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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