松藻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
松	藻
まつ Grade: 4	も Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “pine weed”, 松(まつ) (matsu, “pine”) + 藻(も) (mo, “seaweed, algae, waterweed”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠t͡sɨmo̞]

Noun

松(まつ)藻(も) or 松藻(マツモ) • (matsumo) 

1. rigid hornwort, Ceratophyllum demersum

Usage notes

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