野芥子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
野	芥	子
の Grade: 2	け > げ Jinmeiyō	し Grade: 1
kun'yomi	goon

Alternative spellings
野罌粟 苦菜

Etymology

Compound of 野(の) (no) + 芥子(けし) (keshi). The keshi changes to geshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [no̞ɡe̞ɕi]

Noun

ノゲシ: sow thistle

野(の)芥(げ)子(し) or 野芥子(ノゲシ) • (nogeshi) 

1. sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus
   • 2005, Kawahara Katsuyuki, Yasō o taberu [Eating wildflowers], page 35:

     アキノノゲシはノゲシに比(くら)べて花(はな)の色(いろ)が黄(おう)白(はく)色(しょく)と淡(あわ)く、葉(は)に柄(え)があって茎(くき)を抱(だ)かない。

     Akinonogeshi wa nogeshi ni kurabete hana no iro ga ōhakushoku to awaku, ha ni e ga atte kuki o dakanai.

     Compared to sow thistle, Indian lettuce has paler yellow flowers, and its leaves are not held on stalks.

Usage notes

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