獅子蘭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
獅	子	蘭
し Jinmeiyō	し Grade: 1	らん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “lion dancer orchid”, 獅子(しし) (shishi, “lion, lion dancer”) + 蘭(らん) (ran, “orchid”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕiɕiɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

獅(し)子(し)蘭(らん) or 獅子蘭(シシラン) • (shishiran) 

1. Vittaria flexuosa, a species of shoestring fern

Usage notes

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