冬の花蕨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
冬	花	蕨
ふゆ Grade: 2	はな Grade: 1	わらび Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “winter's moonwort”, 冬(ふゆ) (fuyu, “winter”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 花蕨(はなわらび) (hanawarabi, “moonwort, fern of genus Botrychium”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟jɯ̟ no̞ ha̠na̠β̞a̠ɾa̠bʲi]

Noun

冬(ふゆ)の花(はな)蕨(わらび) or 冬(フユ)の花蕨(ハナワラビ) • (fuyu no hanawarabi) 

1. Botrychium ternatum, a species of moonwort

Usage notes

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