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ヨロイグサ

Meanings

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noun

Angelica dahurica

usually written using kana alone

A species of angelica used in traditional Chinese medicine and sometimes as a culinary herb.

ヨロイグサは漢かん方ぽう薬やくに使つかわれる植しょく物ぶつです。
Angelica dahurica is a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Written forms

ヨロイグサ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for plant names; usually written in kana.
鎧よろい草ぐさ
Kanji form is rare; the plant is usually written in kana.

Kanji

鎧put on armor, arm oneself
草grass, weeds, herbs

Etymology

The name ヨロイグサ (鎧草) literally means 'armor grass', but the exact derivation is uncertain.