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ノギラン

also: のぎらん

Meanings

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noun

Metanarthecium luteoviride (species of flowering plant)

usually written using kana alone

A perennial herb native to Japan, found in mountainous wetlands. The name is usually written in katakana.

ノギランは山さん地ちの湿しっ地ちに生はえる多た年ねん草そうです。
Nogiran is a perennial plant that grows in mountainous wetlands.

Written forms

のぎらん
Hiragana spelling, also used.
芒のぎ蘭らん
Kanji form is rare and not commonly used; the plant is normally written in kana.

Kanji

芒pampas grass, beard (grain)
蘭orchid, Holland

Etymology

The name ノギラン likely derives from the plant's resemblance to 芒 (のぎ, awn) and 蘭 (らん, orchid), but the exact origin is uncertain.