藪茗荷

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
やぶ
Hyōgaiji
みょう
Hyōgaiji

Grade: 3
kun'yomi goon
 ヤブミョウガ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, thicket myoga, compound of (やぶ) (yabu, thicket, grove) + 茗荷(みょうが) (myōga, myoga, Japanese ginger)

Noun

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(やぶ)(みょう)() or 藪茗荷(ヤブミョウガ) (yabu myōga

  1. East Asian pollia, Pollia japonica

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).