蝙蝠草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝙	蝠	草
こうもり		そう Grade: 1
Hyōgai	Hyōgai
jukujikun		on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “bat grass”, 蝙蝠(こうもり) (kōmori, “bat”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːmo̞ɾʲiso̞ː]

Noun

蝙蝠(こうもり)草(そう) or 蝙蝠草(コウモリソウ) • (kōmorisō) 

1. Parasenecio maximowiczianus var. maximowiczianus

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

• 小花(こばな)の蝙蝠草(こうもりそう) (kobana no kōmorisō)
• 深山蝙蝠草(みやまこうもりそう) (miyama kōmorisō)
• 紅葉蝙蝠草(もみじこうもりそう) (momiji kōmorisō)