鏨草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鏨	草
たがね Hyōgai	そう Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Etymology

鏨(たげね) (tagene, “chisel”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta̠ɡa̠ne̞so̞ː]

Noun

鏨(たがね)草(そう) or 鏨草(タガネソウ) • (taganesō) 

1. Carex siderosticta, a species of sedge

Usage notes

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