白雲木

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	雲	木
はく Grade: 1	うん Grade: 2	ぼく Grade: 1
kan'on	on'yomi	kan'on

Etymology

白雲(はくうん) (haku-un, “white cloud”) + 木(ぼく) (boku, “tree”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ɯ̟̃mbo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

白(はく)雲(うん)木(ぼく) or 白雲木(ハクウンボク) • (hakuunboku) 

1. Styrax obassia, a species of styrax

   Synonym: 大葉萵苣 (ooba-jisha)

Usage notes

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