贋アカシア

Japanese

Kanji in this term
贋
にせ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
偽アカシア

Etymology

贋(にせ) (nise, “fake”) + アカシア (akashia, “acacia”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にせアカシア [nìséáꜜkàshìà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) にせアカシア [nìséákáꜜshìà] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ise̞a̠ka̠ɕia̠]

Noun

贋(にせ)アカシア or 贋(ニセ)アカシア • (nise-akashia) 

1. false acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia)

   Synonym: 針槐 (harienju)

Usage notes

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