黄金花

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黄	金	花
こ Grade: 2	かね > がね Grade: 1	はな > ばな Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
黃金花 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “gold flower”, 黄金(こがね) (kogane, “gold, gold coin”) + 花(はな) (hana, “flower”). {The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

黄(こ)金(がね)花(ばな) or 黄金花(コガネバナ) • (koganebana) 

1. Chinese skullcap, Scutellaria baicalensis

   Synonym: 黄金柳 (kogane-yanagi)

Usage notes

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

See also

• 黄芩(おうごん) (ōgon)