Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いわ
Grade: 2
たばこ
Grade: S Grade: 1
kun'yomi jukujikun
 イワタバコ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, rock tobacco, (いわ) (iwa, rock) + 煙草(たばこ) (tabako, tobacco)

Noun

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(いわ)煙草(たばこ) or 岩煙草(イワタバコ) (iwatabako

  1. Conandron ramondioides

Usage notes

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