くぬぎ

Japanese edit

Alternative spellings
橡椚櫟櫪槶

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クヌギ

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) くぬぎ [kùnúgí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝnɯ̟ᵝɡʲi]

Noun edit

くぬぎ or クヌギ • (kunugi) ^{←くぬぎ (kunugi)^?}

sawtooth oak
Synonym: つるばみ (tsurubami)

Meronym: どんぐり (donguri, “acorn”)

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).

References edit

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

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