ゴキヅル

Meanings

1

noun

Actinostemma lobatum (plant)

usually written using kana alone

A plant of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). Typically written in kana.

ゴキヅルは湿しっ地ちに生はえるつる植しょく物ぶつです。
Actinostemma lobatum is a vine plant that grows in wetlands.

grass, weeds, herbs

御honorable, manipulate, govern

Written forms

ゴキヅル
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
合器蔓ごきづる
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
合子草ごきづる
Alternate kanji spelling; rarely used.
御ご器き蔓づる
Alternate kanji spelling; rarely used.

Etymology

The origin of the name ゴキヅル is uncertain. It may be derived from the shape of its fruit resembling a bowl (御器, ごき) and its vine (蔓, づる) nature, but this is not confirmed.