丹桂

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Chinese

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red; pellet; powder
red; pellet; powder; cinnabar
 
Cinnamomum cassia; Guangxi Autonomous Region (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(丹桂)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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丹桂

  1. (botany) The golden osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: S
けい
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi
 丹桂 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Osmanthus fragrans on Wikipedia

Noun

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(たん)(けい) or 丹桂(タンケイ) (tankei

  1. golden osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans)

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).

See also

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