浜木綿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
浜	木	綿
はま Grade: S	ゆう
	Grade: 1	Grade: 5
kun'yomi	jukujikun

Alternative spelling
濱木綿 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “beach mulberry bast”, 浜(はま) (hama, “beach”) + 木綿(ゆう) (yū, “paper mulberry bast”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠ma̠jɯ̟ː]

Noun

浜(はま)木綿(ゆう) or 浜木綿(ハマユウ) • (hamayū) 

1. poisonbulb, Crinum asiaticum

Usage notes

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