クロミノウグイスカグラ

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Meanings

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noun

blue honeysuckle; haskap; Lonicera caerulea var. emphyllocalyx

usually written using kana alone

A deciduous shrub native to Japan, producing edible blue berries. Often called ハスカップ (haskap) in culinary contexts.

Written forms

クロミノウグイスカグラ
Common katakana spelling for this plant name; usually written in kana.
黒くろ実みの鶯うぐいす神楽かぐら
Kanji spelling is rare and mostly botanical; the plant is usually written in kana.
クロミノウグイスカズラ
kana-only spelling

Kanji

黒black
実reality, truth, seed
鶯nightingale
神gods, mind, soul
楽music, comfort, ease

Similar words

ハスカップ
Common name for the same plant and its fruit, especially in Hokkaido and in culinary use. クロミノウグイスカグラ is the formal Japanese botanical name.

Etymology

Compound of 黒実 (kuromi, 'black fruit') + 鶯神楽 (uguisukagura, a type of honeysuckle). The derivation of 鶯神楽 is uncertain, but it likely refers to the bush warbler (uguisu) and kagura dance, perhaps from the shape of the flowers or the time of blooming.