鋸草
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鋸 | 草 |
| のこぎり Jinmeiyō |
そう Grade: 1 |
| yutōyomi | |
Etymology edit
Lit. saw grass, 鋸 (nokogiri, “saw”) + 草 (sō, “grass”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
鋸草 or 鋸草 • (nokogirisō)
- yarrow, achilleas, various plants in the genus Achillea
- 2002 July 24, “‘Hana katari’ nogirisō Girishia shinwa ni mei no yurai [‘Flower talk’: derivation of yarrow name from Greek myth]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, Aichi regional edition, page 16:
- ノコギリソウの別名はアキレア。ギリシャ神話の英雄アキレスが、この植物に傷を治す力があることを知る。そんな伝説が名の由来だ。
- Nokogirisō no betsumei wa akirea. Girisha shinwa no eiyū Akiresu ga, kono shokubutsu ni kizu o naosu chikara ga aru koto o shiru. sonna densetsu ga mei no yurai da.
- Nokogirisō is also known as achillea. In Greek myth, the hero Achilles knew how to use this plant to heal wounds. The name of the plant comes from this legend.
- ノコギリソウの別名はアキレア。ギリシャ神話の英雄アキレスが、この植物に傷を治す力があることを知る。そんな伝説が名の由来だ。
- Siberian yarrow, Achillea alpina
Usage notes edit
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Derived terms edit
- 西洋鋸草 (seiyō nokogirisō, “common yarrow, Achillea millefolium”)
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