Archaic Japanese name for fennel; in modern Japanese, 茴香 (ういきょう) or フェンネル is used instead.
See also: ウイキョウ
In old documents, fennel is recorded under the name '呉の母'.
Modern standard Japanese word for fennel; 呉の母 is an archaic synonym.
Common loanword for fennel in modern Japanese, especially in culinary contexts.
Archaic kanji spelling for fennel; the characters are ateji and not used in modern Japanese.
Kana spelling for searchability; the word itself is archaic and normally written in kanji in historical contexts.
Alternate archaic kanji spelling; also ateji and not used in modern Japanese.
The origin of the reading くれのおも is uncertain; the kanji 呉の母 are ateji (characters used for their sounds rather than meanings) and do not reflect the plant's etymology.