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シロモミ

Meanings

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noun

white fir

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the tree species Abies concolor. Botanical term; in everyday contexts, often written in katakana.

シロモミは北きたアメリカ原げん産さんの常じょう緑りょく針しん葉よう樹じゅです。
The white fir is an evergreen conifer native to North America.

Written forms

シロモミ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for plant names; usually written in kana.
白しろ樅もみ
Kanji form is rare; 樅 is not a jōyō kanji. Usually written in kana.

Kanji

白white
樅fir

Etymology

Compound of 白 (shiro, 'white') and 樅 (momi, 'fir'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the name likely refers to the pale bark or foliage of the tree.