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幌向苺

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほろ
Jinmeiyō
むい
Grade: 3
いちご
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi irregular kun'yomi
 ホロムイイチゴ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From 幌向(ほろむい) (horomui, Horomui, in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido) + (いちご) (ichigo, strawberry), in reference to its discovery there.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ろむいいちご [hòrómúííꜜchìgò] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ɾo̞mɯ̟iːt͡ɕiɡo̞]

Noun

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(ほろ)(むい)(いちご) or 幌向苺(ホロムイイチゴ) (horomui ichigo

  1. cloudberry, bakeapple (Rubus chamaemorus)
    Synonym: クラウドベリー

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ホロムイイチゴ.

References

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  1. ^ 森林総合研究所/自然探訪2010年10月 ホロムイイチゴ”, in 国立研究開発法人 森林研究・整備機構[1] (in Japanese), 2010