波布草

波布草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
波	布	草
は Grade: 3	ふ > ぶ Grade: 5	そう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 波布 (habu, “Okinawan habu”) +‎ 草 (sō, “grass”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) はぶそー [hàbúsóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ha̠bɯ̟ᵝso̞ː]

Noun

波布草 (hiragana はぶそう, katakana ハブソウ, rōmaji habusō, historical hiragana はぶさう)

1. coffee senna

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as ハブソウ.

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN