塩竈菊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
塩	竈	菊
しお Grade: 4	かま > がま Hyōgai	きく > ぎく Grade: S
kun'yomi		on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “salt-stove chrysanthemum”, 塩竃(しおがま) (shiogama, “salt stove”) + 菊(きく) (kiku, “chrysanthemum”). The kiku changes to giku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

塩(しお)竈(がま)菊(ぎく) or 塩竈菊(シオガマギク) • (shiogamagiku) ^{←しほがまぎく (sifogamagiku)?}

1. Pedicularis resupinata subsp. oppositifolia

Usage notes

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