狸菖蒲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狸	菖	蒲
たぬき Hyōgaiji	あやめ
	Jinmeiyō	Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi	jukujikun

Etymology

Lit., tanuki iris, 狸(たぬき) (tanuki) + 菖蒲(あやめ) (ayame, “iris”)

Noun

狸(たぬき)菖蒲(あやめ) or 狸菖蒲(タヌキアヤメ) • (tanuki-ayame) 

1. frogsmouths, Philydrum lanuginosum

Usage notes

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