詰草
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 詰 | 草 |
| つ(め) Grade: S |
くさ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 詰め (tsume, “packing”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 詰める (tsumeru, “to pack something”)) + 草 (kusa, “plant, herb”).[1][2][3][4]
The name of the plant arose from the practice of Dutch merchants shipping goods to Japan of using dried clover as a packing material to protect glassware and other fragile merchandise.[1][5]
First cited to a botanical reference work from 1884.[1] The plant was introduced to Japan, accounting for the late appearance of the term.
Not to be confused with homophonous 爪草 (tsumekusa, “Sagina japonica, Japanese pearlwort”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]
- [from 1884] clover: short for 白詰草 (shiro tsumekusa, “white clover”), or short for 赤詰草 (aka tsumekusa, “red clover (Trifolium pratense)”)
Usage notes
[edit]As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ツメクサ.
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “詰草”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “詰草”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ “白詰草”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
Further reading
[edit]- Entry at Nihon Jiten ("Japan Dictionary", in Japanese)
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