荏胡麻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
荏 胡 麻
え
Hyōgai 		ご
Jinmeiyō 		ま
Grade: S
kun'yomi goon tōon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞ɡo̞ma̠]

Noun

荏(え)胡(ご)麻(ま) or 荏胡麻(エゴマ) • (egoma) 

  1. perilla, Perilla frutescens

Usage notes

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

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