Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
と(め) > ど(め)
Grade: 2
くさ > ぐさ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
 チドメグサ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, blood stopping grass

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕido̞me̞ɡɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

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()(どめ)(ぐさ) or 血止草(チドメグサ) (chidomegusa

  1. lawn marshpennywort, Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
    Synonym: 鏡草 (kagami-gusa)

Usage notes

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