榎草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
榎 草
えのき
Jinmeiyō 		くさ > ぐさ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “hackberry grass”, 榎(えのき) (enoki, “hackberry”) + 草(くさ) (kusa, “grass”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

Noun

榎(えのき)草(ぐさ) or 榎草(エノキグサ) • (enokigusa) 

  1. Asian copperleaf, Acalypha australis

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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