大鷺草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	鷺	草
だい Grade: 1	さぎ Jinmeiyō	そう Grade: 1
goon	kun'yomi

Etymology

大(だい) (dai, “great”) + 鷺草(さぎそう) (sagisō, “fringed orchid”)

Noun

大(だい)鷺(さぎ)草(そう) or 大鷺草(ダイサギソウ) • (daisagisō) 

1. Habenaria dentata

Usage notes

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

See also

• 大鷺(だいさぎ) (daisagi)