烏樒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
烏	樒
からす Jinmeiyō	しきみ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “crow star anise”, 烏(からす) (karasu, “crow, raven”) + 樒(しきみ) (shikimi, “Japanese star anise”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾa̠sɨɕikʲimʲi]

Noun

烏(からす)樒(しきみ) or 烏樒(カラスシキミ) • (karasushikimi) 

1. Daphne miyabeana, a species of daphne

Usage notes

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