野路菊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
野	路	菊
の Grade: 2	じ Grade: 3	きく > ぎく Grade: S
kun'yomi		on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “field-path chrysanthemum”, compound of 野路(のじ) (noji, “path through the middle of a field”) + 菊(きく) (kiku, “chrysanthemum”). The kiku changes to giku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

野(の)路(じ)菊(ぎく) or 野路菊(ノジギク) • (nojigiku) ^{←のぢぎく (nodigiku)?}

1. silver chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum japonense

Usage notes

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