馬銭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
馬	銭
ま Grade: 2	ちん Grade: 6
kan'yōon	irregular

Alternative spellings
馬錢 (kyūjitai) 番木鼈

Noun

馬(ま)銭(ちん) or 馬銭(マチン) • (machin) 

1. strychnine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica)

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

• 馬銭子(まちんし) (machinshi)