藺草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
藺	草
い Hyōgai	くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
い草 イ草

Juncus effusus

Noun

藺(い)草(ぐさ) or 藺草(イグサ) • (igusa) 

1. Juncus effusus, commonly known as common rush or soft rush, a flowering plant.

Usage notes

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