鬼女蘭

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
じょ
Grade: 1
らん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi kan'on on'yomi
 キジョラン on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, ogress orchid, 鬼女(きじょ) (kijo, ogress) + (らん) (ran, orchid)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kʲiʑo̞ːɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

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()(じょ)(らん) or 鬼女蘭(キジョラン) (kijoran

  1. Marsdenia tomentosa

Usage notes

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