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イヌガンソク (いぬがんそく, inugansoku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The Oriental ostrich fern is a fern that grows in moist mountainous areas.
Kanji 足 leg, foot, be sufficient Written forms イヌガンソク
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this plant name; usually written in kana.
犬いぬ 雁がん 足そく
Kanji spelling is rare and may not be widely recognized; the katakana form is strongly preferred.
Etymology The name combines 犬, a plant-name prefix often marking a less typical or non-useful counterpart, with ガンソク（雁足）, an older plant name referring to a goose-foot-like form.
