くす

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spellings
樟
楠

Pronunciation

Noun

くす or クス • (kusu) ←くす (kusu)?

  1. Synonym of くすのき (kusu-no-ki)
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of くす – see the following entry.
【薬】3
[noun] A medicine or drug.
(This term, くす, is an alternative spelling of the above term.
For a list of all kanji read as くす, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くす.)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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