Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
くそ
Hyōgai
かずら
Grade: S
kun'yomi
 ヘソクカズラ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, fart and shit vine, () (he, fart) + (くそ) (kuso, shit) + (かずら) (kazura, creeper, vine)

Noun

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()(くそ)(かずら) or 屁糞葛(ヘクソカズラ) (hekusokazura

  1. skunkvine, Paederia scandens

Usage notes

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