巴草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
巴	草
ともえ Jinmeiyō	そう Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Etymology

巴(ともえ) (tomoe, “tomoe”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to̞mo̞e̞so̞ː]

Noun

巴(ともえ)草(そう) or 巴草(トモエソウ) • (tomoesō) 

1. great St. Johnswort, Hypericum ascyron

Usage notes

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