杉苔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
杉 苔
すぎ
Grade: S 		こけ > ごけ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “cedar moss”, 杉(すぎ) (sugi, “cedar”) + 苔(こけ) (koke, “moss”). The koke changes to goke as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

Noun

杉(すぎ)苔(ごけ) or 杉苔(スギゴケ) • (sugigoke) 

  1. juniper haircap, Polytrichum juniperinum

Usage notes

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

References

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