紅花襤褸菊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紅	花	襤	褸	菊
べに Grade: 6	はな > ばな Grade: 1	ぼろ		きく > ぎく Grade: S
		Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji
kun'yomi		jukujikun		on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “safflower rag chrysanthemum”, compound of 紅花(べにばな) (benibana, “safflower”) + 襤褸菊(ぼろぎく) (borogiku, “Literally, “rag chrysanthemum”, Nemosenecio nikoensis”).

Noun

紅(べに)花(ばな)襤褸(ぼろ)菊(ぎく) or 紅花襤褸菊(ベニバナボロギく) • (benibanaborogiku) 

1. redflower ragleaf (Crassocephalum crepidioides)

Usage notes

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