黒種草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黒 種 草
くろ
Grade: 2 		たね
Grade: 4 		そう
Grade: 1
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
黑種草 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “black seed grass”, 黒種(くろたね) (kurotane, “black seed”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ɾo̞ta̠ne̞so̞ː]

Noun

黒(くろ)種(たね)草(そう) or 黒種草(クロタネソウ) • (kurotanesō) 

  1. love-in-a-mist, Nigella damascena

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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