醸じょう母ぼ

noun

leaven; yeast

Rare term for yeast or leaven; in modern Japanese, 酵母 (こうぼ) is the standard word. 醸母 may appear in older texts or specialized contexts.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「醸じょう母ぼ」が酵こう母ぼを指さすことがある。

  In old documents, 醸母 can refer to yeast.