黒種草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黒	種	草
くろ Grade: 2	たね Grade: 4	そう Grade: 1
kun'yomi		on'yomi

Alternative spelling
黑種草 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “black seed grass”, 黒種(くろたね) (kurotane, “black seed”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɾo̞ta̠ne̞so̞ː]

Noun

黒(くろ)種(たね)草(そう) or 黒種草(クロタネソウ) • (kurotanesō) 

1. love-in-a-mist, Nigella damascena

Usage notes

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