鬼女蘭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬼	女	蘭
き Grade: S	じょ Grade: 1	らん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi	kan'on	on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “ogress orchid”, 鬼女(きじょ) (kijo, “ogress”) + 蘭(らん) (ran, “orchid”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲiʑo̞ːɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

鬼(き)女(じょ)蘭(らん) or 鬼女蘭(キジョラン) • (kijoran) 

1. Marsdenia tomentosa

Usage notes

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