荏胡麻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
荏	胡	麻
え Hyōgai	ご Jinmeiyō	ま Grade: S
kun'yomi	goon	tōon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞ɡo̞ma̠]

Noun

荏(え)胡(ご)麻(ま) or 荏胡麻(エゴマ) • (egoma) 

1. perilla, Perilla frutescens

Usage notes

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