瑠璃繁縷

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瑠	璃	繁	縷
る Grade: S	り Grade: S	はこべ
		Grade: S	Hyōgai
goon	on'yomi	jukujikun

Alternative spelling
瑠璃繁縷 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “azure chickweed”, compound of 瑠璃(るり) (ruri, “lapis lazuli, azure”) + 繁縷(はこべ) (hakobe, “chickweed”)

Noun

瑠(る)璃(り)繁縷(はこべ) or 瑠璃繁縷(ルリハコベ) • (rurihakobe) 

1. blue pimpernel, Lysimachia foemina

Usage notes

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