西洋榛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西	洋	榛
せい Grade: 2	よう Grade: 3	はしばみ Jinmeiyō
kan'on	on'yomi	kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 西洋(せいよう) (seiyō, “the West, Western”) + 榛(はしばみ) (hashibami, “hazel”)

Noun

西(せい)洋(よう)榛(はしばみ) or 西洋榛(セイヨウハシバミ) • (seiyōhashibami) 

1. Eurasian hazel (Corylus avellana)

Usage notes

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