白根

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しろ
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
kun'yomi
 シロネ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, white roots, (しろ) (shiro, white) + () (ne, roots)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しろ)() or 白根(シロネ) (shirone

  1. Lycopus lucidus, a species of water horehound
  2. (nyobo kotoba) Synonym of (negi, scallion, leek)
  3. (historical) Synonym of 沢鵯 (sawa hiyodori, Eupatorium lindleyanum)

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).