かきつばた

Japanese

Alternative spellings
杜若
燕子花

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠kʲit͡sɨᵝba̠ta̠]

Noun

かきつばた or カキツバタ (kakitsubata) 

  1. Iris laevigata, the rabbit-ear iris

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 カキツバタ.

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