瑠璃溝隠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瑠	璃	溝	隠
る Grade: S	り Grade: S	みぞ Grade: S	かく(し) Grade: S
goon	on'yomi	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
瑠璃溝隱 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “azure lobelia”, compound of 瑠璃(るり) (ruri, “azure”) + 溝隠(みぞかくし) (mizokakushi, “chinese lobelia”)

Noun

瑠(る)璃(り)溝(みぞ)隠(かくし) or 瑠璃溝隠(ルリミゾカクシ) • (ruri mizokakushi) 

1. garden lobelia, Lobelia erinus

Usage notes

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