蘿蔔草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蘿	蔔	草
すずしろ		そう Grade: 1
Hyōgai	Hyōgai
jukujikun		on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “daikon grass”, 蘿蔔(すずしろ) (suzushiro, “daikon radish”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɨzɨɕiɾo̞so̞ː]

Noun

蘿蔔(すずしろ)草(そう) or 蘿蔔草(スズシロソウ) • (suzushirosō) 

1. Arabis flagellosa, a species of rockcress

Usage notes

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