笹葉銀蘭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
笹	葉	銀	蘭
ささ Jinmeiyō	は > ば Grade: 3	ぎん Grade: 3	らん Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi		kan’on	on’yomi

Etymology

Lit. bamboo-leafed silver orchid, 笹葉(ささば) (sasaba, “bamboo leaf”) + 銀蘭(ぎんらん) (ginran, “silver orchid”)

Noun

笹(ささ)葉(ば)銀(ぎん)蘭(らん) or 笹葉銀蘭(ササバギンラン) • (sasabaginran) 

1. Cephalanthera longibracteata

Usage notes

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