鼠黐

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鼠 黐
ねずみ
Hyōgai 		もち
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “mouse holly”, compound of 鼠(ねずみ) (nezumi, “mouse, rat”) + 黐(もち) (mochi, “holly, bird lime”)

Noun

鼠(ねずみ)黐(もち) or 鼠黐(ネズミモチ) • (nezumimochi) 

  1. Japanese privet, Ligustrum japonicum

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

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