瑠璃草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瑠	璃	草
る Grade: S	り Grade: S	そう Grade: 1
goon	on'yomi	on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “azure grass”, 瑠璃(るり) (ruri, “azure”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Noun

瑠(る)璃(り)草(そう) or 瑠璃草(ルリソウ) • (rurisō) 

1. Omphalodes krameri
2. Synonym of 蛍葛 (hotaru kazura, “Lithospermum zollingeri”)

Usage notes

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