ホトトギス

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ホトトギス – see the following entries.

【ほととぎす】 [noun] the lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus Alternative spellings 子規, 時鳥, 杜宇, 杜鵑, 田鵑, 蜀魂, 郭公, 不如帰

【杜鵑草ほととぎす】 [noun] the toad lily, Tricyrtis hirta Alternative spellings 時鳥草, 油点草

(This term, ホトトギス (hototogisu), is the katakana spelling of the above terms.)