芒蘭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
芒	蘭
のぎ Hyōgai	らん Jinmeiyō
yutōyomi

Etymology

Literally, “bristle orchid”, 芒(のぎ) (nogi, “awn, bristle”) + 蘭(らん) (ran, “orchid”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [no̞ɡʲiɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

芒(のぎ)蘭(らん) or 芒蘭(ノギラン) • (nogiran) 

1. Metanarthecium luteoviride

Usage notes

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