瑠璃草

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
そう
Grade: 1
goon on'yomi on'yomi
 ルリソウ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, azure grass, 瑠璃(るり) (ruri, azure) + (そう) (, grass, plant)

Noun

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()()(そう) or 瑠璃草(ルリソウ) (rurisō

  1. Omphalodes krameri
  2. Synonym of 蛍葛 (hotaru kazura, Lithospermum zollingeri)

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).

Derived terms

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