埃茸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほこり
Hyōgai
たけ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Noun

(ほこり)(たけ) or 埃茸(ホコリタケ) • (hokoritake

  1. common puffball Lycoperdon perlatum
    Synonyms: 狐の茶袋 (kitsune no chabukuro), 狐火 (kitsunebi), 狐袋 (kitsunebukuro), 馬勃 (babotsu), 風袋 (kaza-bukuro)

Usage notes

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

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