毬藻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
毬	藻
まり Jinmeiyō	も Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Coined by Takiya Kawakami in 1897.

Compound of 毬(まり) (mari, “ball used for playing, sports, etc.”) + 藻(も) (mo, “algae”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まりも [màrímó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾʲimo̞]

Noun

毬(まり)藻(も) or 毬藻(マリモ) • (marimo) 

1. Aegagropila linnaei, a species of green algae that can form into a ball

   Hypernym: 塩草 (shiogusa)