猫の目草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猫	目	草
ねこ Grade: S	め Grade: 1	そう Grade: 1
kun'yomi		on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “cat's eye grass”, 猫(ねこ)の目(め) (nekonome, “cat's eye”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ne̞ko̞no̞me̞so̞ː]

Noun

猫(ねこ)の目(め)草(そう) or 猫(ネコ)の目草(メソウ) • (nekonomesō) 

1. Chrysosplenium grayanum, a species of golden saxifrage

Usage notes

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