noun
rough potato; Metaplexis japonica
A climbing plant native to East Asia, known for its heart-shaped leaves and milky sap. The name is usually written in kana.
ガガイモは夏に小さな花を咲かせる。
The rough potato blooms small flowers in summer.
子どもの頃、野原でガガイモの実をよく見かけた。
As a child, I often saw rough potato pods in the fields.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; rarely used.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; rarely used.
Contains outdated kanji; not used in modern writing.
The Japanese name ががいも (gagaimo) is of uncertain origin. The kanji 蘿芋 and variants are likely ateji, chosen for their phonetic or semantic association with vines and tubers.