海老藻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	老	藻
えび		も Grade: S
Grade: 2	Grade: 4
jukujikun		kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
海老藻 (kyūjitai) 蝦藻

Etymology

Literally, “lobster weed”, 海老(えび) (ebi, “lobster, shrimp”) + 藻(も) (mo, “seaweed, algae”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞bʲimo̞]

Noun

海老(えび)藻(も) or 海老藻(エビモ) • (ebimo) 

1. crisp-leaved pondweed, Potamogeton crispus

Usage notes

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