麝香連理草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麝	香	連	理	草
じゃ Hyōgai	こう Grade: 4	れん Grade: 4	り Grade: 2	そう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

麝香(じゃこう) (jakō) + 連理(れんり) (renri) + 草(そう) (sō)

Noun

麝(じゃ)香(こう)連(れん)理(り)草(そう) or 麝香連理草(ジャコウレンリソウ) • (jakōrenrisō) 

1. sweet pea

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• 香豌豆(かおりえんどう) (kaoriendō), 麝香豌豆(じゃこうえんどう) (jakōendō), スイートピー (suītopī)