藪蘭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
藪	蘭
やぶ Hyōgaiji	らん Jinmeiyō
yutōyomi

Etymology

Literally, “thicket orchid”, compound of 藪(やぶ) (yabu, “grove, thicket”) + 蘭(らん) (ran, “orchid”)

Noun

藪(やぶ)蘭(らん) or 藪蘭(ヤブラン) • (yaburan) 

1. lily turf, Liriope muscari

Usage notes

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