苦蓬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
にが
Grade: 3
よもぎ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

(にが) (niga, bitter) + (よもぎ) (yomogi, mugwort)

Noun

(にが)(よもぎ) or 苦蓬(ニガヨモギ) • (nigayomogi

  1. absinthium, common wormwood, Artemisia absinthium

Usage notes

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