白詰草

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
しろ
Grade: 1
つ(め)
Grade: S
くさ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
白詰草 (shiro tsumekusa): a patch of white clover.
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Etymology[edit]

Compound of (shiro, white) +‎ 詰草 (tsumekusa, clover).[1][2][3]

First cited to a botanical reference work from 1884.[1] The plant was introduced to Japan, accounting for the late appearance of the term.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(しろ)(つめ)(くさ) or 白詰草(シロツメクサ) (shiro tsumekusa

  1. [from 1884] Trifolia repens, white clover
    Synonyms: (colloquial) 詰草 (tsumekusa), クローバー (kurōbā), (more specifically) 白クローバー (shiro kurōbā), (uncommon) オランダ紫雲英 (Oranda genge), (uncommon) オランダ馬肥やし (Oranda umagoyashi)

Usage notes[edit]

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as シロツメクサ.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 白詰草”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ 白詰草”, in デジタル大辞泉[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN