蓍萩

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蓍	萩
めど Hyōgai	はぎ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “divination bush clover”, 蓍(めど) (medo, “sticks used for divination”) + 萩(はぎ) (hagi, “bush clover”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [me̞do̞ha̠ɡʲi]

Noun

蓍(めど)萩(はぎ) or 蓍萩(メドハギ) • (medohagi) 

1. juncea lespedeza, Lespedeza juncea var. subsessilis

Usage notes

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