梔子

くちなし

Also written クチナシ, 山梔子, しし, さんしし, 巵子, 梔

Meanings

1. Noun Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia

Kanji

• 梔 gardenia. Read as くちなし.
• 子 child. Read as シ.

Words containing 梔子

• 八重梔子 (やえくちなし) eightfold gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides f. ovalifolia)
• 覆輪梔子 (ふくりんくちなし) fukurin gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides f. albomarginata)

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