蝿毒草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝿	毒	草
はえ Hyōgai	どく Grade: 5	そう Grade: 1
kun'yomi	goon	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
蠅毒草 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 蝿 (hae, “fly”) +‎ 毒草 (dokusō, “poisonous plant”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はえどくそー [hàédókúsóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠e̞do̞kɯ̟so̞ː]

Noun

蝿(はえ)毒(どく)草(そう) or 蝿毒草(ハエドクソウ) • (haedokusō) ^{←はへどくさう (fafedokusau)?}

1. lopseed

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ハエドクソウ.