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ムシトリスミレ (むしとりすみれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ムシトリスミレ

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Meanings

1

common butterwort

usually written using kana alone

A small carnivorous plant with sticky leaves that trap insects. Scientific name: Pinguicula vulgaris.

ムシトリスミレは湿しめった岩いわ場ばに生はえる食しょく虫ちゅう植

しょく

物ぶつ

です

。

The common butterwort is a carnivorous plant that grows on damp rocks.

Kanji

虫insect, bug, temper
取take, fetch, take up
菫the violet

Written forms

ムシトリスミレ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
虫むし取とり菫すみれ
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant is usually written in kana.

Etymology

The name literally means 'insect-catching violet', from 虫取り (insect catching) + 菫 (violet), referring to its violet-like flowers and insect-trapping leaves.