Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Hyōgaiji
しょう > じょう
Hyōgaiji
はかま > ばかま
Jinmeiyō
goon kun'yomi
 ショウジョウバカマ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, orangutan hakama, compound of 猩々(しょうじょう) (shōjō, orangutan) + (はかま) (hakama, hakama- traditional Japanese trousers). The hakama changes to bakama as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

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(しょう)(じょう)(ばかま) or 猩々袴(ショウジョウバカマ) (shōjōbakama

  1. Oriental swamp pink, Heloniopsis orientalis

Usage notes

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