石蕗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
石	蕗
つわ Grade: 1	ふき > ぶき Jinmeiyō
irregular	kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
橐吾 艶蕗

Noun

石(つわ)蕗(ぶき) or 石蕗(ツワブキ) • (tsuwabuki) 

1. leopard plant, Farfugium japonicum

   Synonyms: 艶蕗 (tsuyabuki), 橐 (tsuwa), 山蕗 (yamabuki), 岩蕗 (“iwabuki”), 磯蕗 (“isobuki”)

Usage notes

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