舟腹草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
舟	腹	草
ふな Grade: S	はら > ばら Grade: 6	そう Grade: 1
kun'yomi		on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “ship's hold grass”, compound of 船腹(ふなばら) (funabara, “ship's hold”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass”)

Noun

舟(ふな)腹(ばら)草(そう) or 舟腹草(フナバラソウ) • (funabarasō) ^{←ふなばらさう (funabarasau)?}

1. Vincetoxicum atratum

   Synonym: 甘菜 (amana)

Usage notes

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