葛鬱金

Japanese

Kanji in this term
葛	鬱	金
くず Grade: S	う Grade: S	こん Grade: 1
kun'yomi	irregular	goon

Etymology

Literally, “arrowroot tumeric”, compound of 葛(くず) (kuzu, “Japanese arrowroot”) + 鬱金(うこん) (ukon, “tumeric”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟zɨːkõ̞ɴ]

Noun

葛(くず)鬱(う)金(こん) or 葛鬱金(クズウコン) • (kuzūkon) 

1. arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea

Usage notes

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