業平竹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
業	平	竹
なり Grade: 3	ひら Grade: 3	たけ > だけ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Named after noted early Heian poet Ariwara no Narihira

Noun

業(なり)平(ひら)竹(だけ) or 業平竹(ナリヒラダケ) • (narihiradake) 

1. a species of bamboo (Semiarundinaria fastuosa)

Usage notes

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