蔓紫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蔓	紫
つる Jinmeiyō	むらさき Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “vine gromwell”, 蔓(つる) (tsuru, “vine”) + 紫(むらさき) (murasaki, “purple, gromwell”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨɾɯ̟mɯ̟ɾa̠sa̠kʲi]

Noun

蔓(つる)紫(むらさき) or 蔓紫(ツルムラサキ) • (tsurumurasaki) 

1. Basella alba

Usage notes

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