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タビビトノキ (たびびとのき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
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.
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.
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.
