苧環

Japanese

Kanji in this term
苧	環
お Hyōgai	たまき > だまき Grade: S
kun'yomi

Noun

苧(お)環(だまき) or 苧環(オダマキ) • (odamaki) 

1. a winding or ball of hemp thread with a hollow centre; a spool of hemp thread
2. fantail columbine, Aquilegia flabellata
3. (wagashi) sweet made of red-bean paste wrapped in 求肥飴 (gyūhiame)
4. Synonym of 糸掛貝 (itokakekai)
5. Clipping of 苧環蒸し (odamaki-mushi)
6. a tree without foliage

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• 西洋苧環(セイヨウオダマキ) (seiyōodamaki)
• 山苧環(ヤマオダマキ) (yamaodamaki)