蔓穂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蔓	穂
つる Jinmeiyō	ほ > ぼ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
蔓穗 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “vine ear of grain”, 蔓(つる) (tsuru, “vine”) + 穂(ほ) (ho, “ear of grain”). The ho changes to bo as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨɾɯ̟bo̞]

Noun

蔓(つる)穂(ぼ) or 蔓穂(ツルボ) • (tsurubo) 

1. Japanese jacinth, Barnardia japonica

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

• 大蔓穂(おおつるぼ) (ōtsurubo)