日々草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日	日	草
にち Grade: 1	にち Grade: 1	そう Grade: 1
goon		on'yomi

Noun

日(にち)々(にち)草(そう) or 日々草(ニチニチソウ) • (nichinichisō) 

1. Madagascar periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• 蔓日々草(つるにちにちそう) (tsurunichinichisō)