Japanese

Noun

蝿毒草 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 蠅毒草, hiragana はえどくそう, katakana ハエドクソウ, romaji haedokusō, historical hiragana はへどくさう)

1. lopseed

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana in biological contexts, as ハエドクソウ.

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9