野路菊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
野 路 菊
の
Grade: 2 		じ
Grade: 3 		きく > ぎく
Grade: S
kun'yomi on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “field-path chrysanthemum”, compound of 野路(のじ) (noji, “path through the middle of a field”) + 菊(きく) (kiku, “chrysanthemum”). The kiku changes to giku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

野(の)路(じ)菊(ぎく) or 野路菊(ノジギク) • (nojigiku) ←のぢぎく (nodigiku)?

  1. silver chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum japonense

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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