蔓黄楊

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
つる
Jinmeiyō
つげ
Grade: 2 Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
蔓黃楊 (kyūjitai)
 ツルツゲ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, vine box, (つる) (tsuru, vine) + 黄楊(つげ) (tsuge, box)

Noun

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(つる)黄楊(つげ) or 蔓黄楊(ツルツゲ) (tsurutsuge

  1. tsuru holly, Ilex rugosa

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).