榎草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
榎	草
えのき Jinmeiyō	くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “hackberry grass”, 榎(えのき) (enoki, “hackberry”) + 草(くさ) (kusa, “grass”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

榎(えのき)草(ぐさ) or 榎草(エノキグサ) • (enokigusa) 

1. Asian copperleaf, Acalypha australis

Usage notes

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