expression, noun
Pandanus boninensis; screw pine
A species of screw pine native to the Bonin Islands. The name literally means 'octopus tree', referring to the plant's branching aerial roots that resemble octopus tentacles.
小笠原諸島には、たこの木と呼ばれる植物が自生している。
A plant called the octopus tree grows naturally in the Bonin Islands.
タコノキの気根は、本当に蛸の足のように見える。
The aerial roots of the screw pine really look like octopus legs.
Rare kanji form with irregular okurigana; it is rarely used.
From 蛸 (tako, 'octopus') + の (no, possessive particle) + 木 (ki, 'tree'), literally 'octopus tree', referring to the plant's distinctive branching aerial roots that resemble octopus tentacles.