い草

Japanese
Kanji in this term
草
くさ > ぐさ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative forms
  • 藺(い)草(ぐさ) (igusa)

Noun

い草(ぐさ) or い草(グサ) • (igusa) 

  1. Juncus effusus, commonly known as common rush or soft rush, a flowering plant.

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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