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タビビトノキ (tabibitonoki) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

タビビトノキ

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Meanings

1

traveller's tree; traveller's palm

usually written using kana alone

A plant native to Madagascar, known for its fan-shaped leaves that collect rainwater. The name comes from the idea that travellers could drink the water stored in its leaf bases.

タビビトノキはマダガスカルの象しょう徴

ちょう

的てき

な

植しょく

物ぶつ

です

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The traveller's tree is an iconic plant of Madagascar.

旅たび人びとの木きの葉はの付つけ根ねには水みずがたまることがあります。

Water can collect at the base of the traveller's palm's leaves.

Kanji

旅trip, travel
人person
木tree, wood

Built from

旅たび人びと+木き

Written forms

タビビトノキ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
旅たび人びとの木き
Kanji spelling is understandable but less common; the word is usually written in kana.

Etymology

The Japanese name タビビトノキ (旅人の木) literally means 'traveller's tree', a calque from the English common name 'traveller's tree' or 'traveller's palm', referring to the plant's ability to provide water to travellers.