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白詰草

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Kanji in this term
白 詰 草
しろ
Grade: 1 		つ(め)
Grade: S 		くさ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
 
白詰草 (shiro tsumekusa): a patch of white clover.
 
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Etymology edit

Compound of 白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 詰草 (tsumekusa, “clover”).[1][2][3]

First cited to a botanical reference work from 1884.[1] The plant was introduced to Japan, accounting for the late appearance of the term.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

白(しろ)詰(つめ)草(くさ) or 白詰草(シロツメクサ) • (shiro tsumekusa) 

  1. [from 1884] Trifolia repens, white clover
    Synonyms: (colloquial) 詰草 (tsumekusa), クローバー (kurōbā), (more specifically) 白クローバー (shiro kurōbā), (uncommon) オランダ紫雲英 (Oranda genge), (uncommon) オランダ馬肥やし (Oranda umagoyashi)

Usage notes edit

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as シロツメクサ.

References edit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “白詰草”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ “白詰草”, in デジタル大辞泉‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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