錫杖草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
錫	杖	草
しゃく Jinmeiyō	じょう Jinmeiyō	そう Grade: 1
goon		on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “sounding-staff grass”, compound of 錫杖(しゃくじょう) (shakujō, “pewter staff”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Noun

錫(しゃく)杖(じょう)草(そう) or 錫杖草(シャクジョウソウ) • (shakujōsō) 

1. Monotropa hypopitys

Usage notes

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