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狸菖蒲

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
たぬき
Hyōgai
あやめ
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi jukujikun
 タヌキアヤメ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Lit., tanuki iris, (たぬき) (tanuki) + 菖蒲(あやめ) (ayame, iris)

Noun

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(たぬき)菖蒲(あやめ) or 狸菖蒲(タヌキアヤメ) (tanuki-ayame

  1. frogsmouths, Philydrum lanuginosum

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).