蟻の塔草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蟻	塔	草
あり Hyōgai	とう Grade: S	くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1
kun'yomi	on'yomi	kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “ant's pagoda grass”, 蟻(あり) (ari, “ant”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 塔草(とうぐさ) (tōgusa, “'pagoda grass'”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ɾʲino̞to̞ːɡɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

蟻(あり)の塔(とう)草(ぐさ) or 蟻(アリ)の塔草(トウグサ) • (ari no tōgusa) 

1. Gonocarpus micranthus, a species of seaberry

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• アリノトウグサ科(か) (ari no tō-gusa ka): the seaberry family, Haloragaceae