紫雲英

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紫	雲	英
げんげ
Grade: S	Grade: 2	Grade: 4
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
翹揺

Noun

紫雲英(げんげ) or 紫雲英(ゲンゲ) • (genge) 

1. Chinese milk vetch, Astragalus sinicus

   Synonym: 蓮華 (renge)

Usage notes

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
紫	雲	英

Noun

紫雲英 • (jaunyeong) (hangeul 자운영)

1. hanja form^? of 자운영 (“Chinese milkvetch”)