黒竹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黒	竹
くろ Grade: 2	ちく Grade: 1
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
黑竹 (kyūjitai)

Noun

黒(くろ)竹(ちく) or 黒竹(クロチク) • (kurochiku) 

1. black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)

Usage notes

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