白髭草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	髭	草
しら Grade: 1	ひげ Hyōgaiji	そう Grade: 1
kun'yomi		on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “'white whiskered grass”, 白髭(しらひげ) (shirahige, “white beard, white moustache”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass”)

Noun

白(しら)髭(ひげ)草(そう) or 白髭草(シラヒゲソウ) • (shirahigesō) 

1. Parnassia foliosa

   Synonym: 花撫子 (hananadeshiko)

Usage notes

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