小松菜

From 小松(こまつ) (komatsu, “Komatsu”) + 菜(な) (na, “vegetable”). Said to be named after 小松川 (Komatsugawa, literally “Komatsu River”), an area in Tōkyō.

• (Tokyo) こまつな [kòmátsúná] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ma̠t͡sɨna̠]

小(こ)松(まつ)菜(な) or 小松菜(コマツナ) • (komatsuna) 

1. komatsuna, Japanese mustard spinach

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