蘇鉄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蘇 鉄
そ
Jinmeiyō 		てつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
蘇鐵 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) そてつ [sòtétsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [so̞te̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

蘇(そ)鉄(てつ) or 蘇鉄(ソテツ) • (sotetsu) ←そてつ (sotetu)?

  1. sago palm (Cycas revoluta), a palm-like cycad

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

  • 草蘇鉄(クサソテツ) (kusasotetsu)
  • 山蘇鉄(ヤマソテツ) (yamasotetsu)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
蘇 鉄
Jinmeiyō Grade: 3
Alternative spelling
蘇鐵 (kyūjitai)

Noun

蘇鉄(すてぃち) (sutichi) 

  1. sago palm (Cycas revoluta), a palm-like cycad
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