髢草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
髢	草
かもじ Hyōgai	くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “wig grass”, 髢(かもじ) (kamoji, “hairpiece, wig”) + 草(くさ) (kusa, “grass, plant”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠mo̞ʑiɡɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

髢(かもじ)草(ぐさ) or 髢草(カモジグサ) • (kamojigusa) 

1. Elymus tsukushiensis

   Synonym: 雛草 (hīnagusa)

Usage notes

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