瑠璃繁縷

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瑠 璃 繁 縷
る
Grade: S 		り
Grade: S 		はこべ
Grade: S Hyōgai
goon on'yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “azure chickweed”, compound of 瑠璃(るり) (ruri, “lapis lazuli, azure”) + 繁縷(はこべ) (hakobe, “chickweed”)

Noun

瑠(る)璃(り)繁縷(はこべ) or 瑠璃繁縷(ルリハコベ) • (rurihakobe) 

  1. blue pimpernel, Lysimachia foemina

Usage notes

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

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