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ムジナモ

Meanings

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noun

waterwheel plant

usually written using kana alone

An aquatic carnivorous plant (Aldrovanda vesiculosa).

ムジナモは水すい中ちゅうの小ちいさな生せい物ぶつを捕つかまえる食しょく虫ちゅう植しょく物ぶつです。
The waterwheel plant is a carnivorous plant that catches small aquatic organisms.

Written forms

ムジナモUsage100%
kana-only spelling
Usually written in katakana; the kanji form 狢藻 is rare.
狢むじな藻も
Rare kanji spelling; the plant name is normally written in kana.

Kanji

狢badger
藻seaweed, duckweed

Etymology

The name ムジナモ (狢藻) literally means 'badger weed', but the exact origin of the name is uncertain.