蔓樒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蔓	樒
つる Jinmeiyō	しきみ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “vine star anise”, 蔓(つる) (tsuru, “vine”) + 樒(しきみ) (shikimi, “Japanese star anise”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨɾɯ̟ɕikʲimʲi]

Noun

蔓(つる)樒(しきみ) or 蔓樒(ツルシキミ) • (tsurushikimi) 

1. Skimmia japonica var. intermedia f. repens

Usage notes

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