木藍

Japanese

Kanji in this term
木	藍
き Grade: 1	あい Grade: S
kun'yomi

Noun

木(き)藍(あい) or 木藍(キアイ) • (kiai) 

1. plants from the genus Indigofera　used in dyeing, more specifically Synonym of インド藍 (indo-ai, “Indigofera suffruticosa”)
2. Synonym of 琉球藍 (ryūkyūai, “Strobilanthes cusia”)

Usage notes

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
木	藍

Noun

木藍 • (mongnam) (hangeul 목람)

1. hanja form^? of 목람 (“anil”)