蔓黄楊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蔓	黄	楊
つる Jinmeiyō	つげ
	Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi	jukujikun

Alternative spelling
蔓黃楊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “vine box”, 蔓(つる) (tsuru, “vine”) + 黄楊(つげ) (tsuge, “box”)

Noun

蔓(つる)黄楊(つげ) or 蔓黄楊(ツルツゲ) • (tsurutsuge) 

1. tsuru holly, Ilex rugosa

Usage notes

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