ヒルガオ科

Japanese

Kanji in this term
科
か Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
昼顔科

昼顔、ヒルガオ科: Calystegia pubescens, familia Convolvulaceae

Etymology

From 昼顔(ひるがお) (hirugao, “bindweed, Calystegia”) + 科(か) (-ka, “taxonomic family”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [çiɾɯ̟ɡa̠o̞ka̠]

Noun

ヒルガオ科(か) • (hirugaoka) 

1. Convolvulaceae, a family of herbaceous plants; bindweeds, morning glories

   Hyponyms: 昼顔 (hirugao), 朝顔 (asagao), 薩摩芋 (Satsuma imo)