雲間草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雲	間	草
くも Grade: 2	ま Grade: 2	くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “gap in the clouds grass”, 雲間(くもま) (kumoma, “gap in the clouds”) + 草(くさ) (kusa, “grass, plant”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟mo̞ma̠ɡɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

雲(くも)間(ま)草(ぐさ) or 雲間草(クモマグサ) • (kumomagusa) 

1. Micranthes merkii var. idsuroei

Usage notes

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