隈笹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
隈	笹
くま Jinmeiyō	ささ > ざさ Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
熊笹

Noun

隈(くま)笹(ざさ) or 隈笹(クマザサ) • (kumazasa) 

1. a species of bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii)

Usage notes

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