仙人草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仙	人	草
せん Grade: S	にん Grade: 1	そう Grade: 1
on'yomi	goon	on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “immortal's grass”, compound of 仙人(せんにん) (sennin) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ɲ̟ːĩɰ̃so̞ː]

Noun

仙(せん)人(にん)草(そう) or 仙人草(センニンソウ) • (senninsō) 

1. sweet autumn clematis, Clematis terniflora

Usage notes

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