蝿毒草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝿	毒	草
はえ Hyōgaiji	どく Grade: 5	そう Grade: 1

Alternative spelling
蠅毒草 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 蝿 (hae, “fly”) +‎ 毒草 (dokusō, “poisonous plant”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はえどくそー [hàédókúsóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ha̠e̞do̞kɯ̟ᵝso̞ː]

Noun

蝿(はえ)毒(どく)草(そう) or 蝿毒草(ハエドクソウ) • (haedokusō) ^{←はへどくさう (fafedokusau)^?}

lopseed

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ハエドクソウ.

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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