sicklepod; Senna obtusifolia
A plant species; the name is usually written in katakana. The seeds are used in traditional medicine and as a coffee substitute.
The seeds of the sicklepod are called 'ketsumeishi' and are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Sicklepod is widely distributed in tropical regions.
Katakana spelling is standard for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Rare kanji spelling; the characters mean 'barbarian grass' and are seldom used in modern writing.
Rare kanji spelling using the deity Ebisu's name; not commonly encountered.
The plant name is generally written 夷草, with 夷 conveying foreign or introduced origin; its association with the deity 恵比寿 is secondary.