麝香豌豆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麝	香	豌	豆
じゃ Hyōgai	こう Grade: 4	えん Hyōgai	どう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

麝香(じゃこう) (jakō) + 豌豆(えんどう) (endō)

Noun

麝(じゃ)香(こう)豌(えん)豆(どう) or 麝香豌豆(ジャコウエンドウ) • (jakōendō) 

1. sweet pea

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• 香豌豆(かおりえんどう) (kaoriendō), 麝香連理草(じゃこうれんりそう) (jakōrenrisō), スイートピー (suītopī)