蛍葛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蛍	葛
ほたる Grade: S	かずら Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
螢葛 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “firefly creeper”, compound of 蛍(ほたる) (hotaru, “firefly”) + 葛(かずら) (kazura, “creeper”)

Noun

蛍(ほたる)葛(かずら) or 蛍葛(ホタルカズラ) • (hotarukazura) ^{←ほたるかづら (fotarukadura)?}

1. Lithospermum zollingeri

   Synonym: 瑠璃草 (rurisō)

Usage notes

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