吸葛 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Kanji in this term | |
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吸 | 葛 |
す(い) Grade: 6 |
かずら Grade: S |
kun'yomi |
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吸い葛 忍冬 |
スイカズラ on Japanese Wikipedia
Literally, “sucking creeper”, 吸(す)い (sui, “sucking, inhaling”) + 葛(かずら) (kazura, “vine, creeper”)
吸(すい)葛(かずら) or 吸葛(スイカズラ) • (suikazura)
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).