鉤葛

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Japanese

[edit]
Kanji in this term
かぎ
Hyōgai
かずら
Grade: S
kun'yomi
 カギカスラ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

[edit]

Literally, hook vine, compound of (かぎ) (kagi, hook) + (かずら) (kazura, vine, creeper)

Noun

[edit]

(かぎ)(かずら) or 鉤葛(カギカズラ) (kagikazuraかぎかづら (kagikadura)?

  1. Uncaria rhynchophylla

Usage notes

[edit]

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