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ゴボウアザミ

Meanings

1

noun

Cirsium dipsacolepis; a perennial thistle

usually written using kana alone

A specific species of thistle native to Japan; the name literally means 'burdock thistle'.

ゴボウアザミは山さん地ちの草くさ地ちに生はえる多た年ねん草そうです。
Cirsium dipsacolepis is a perennial plant that grows in mountain grasslands.

Written forms

ゴボウアザミ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this plant name; usually written in kana.
牛ご蒡ぼう薊あざみ
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly used in botanical contexts; usually written in kana.

Kanji

牛cow
蒡burdock
薊

thistle

Similar words

アザミ
General term for thistle; ゴボウアザミ is a specific species.
ゴボウ
Burdock; the name ゴボウアザミ comes from the resemblance of its leaves to burdock.

Etymology

Compound of ゴボウ (burdock) and アザミ (thistle), referring to the plant's burdock-like leaves.