豆蔦蘭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
豆	蔦	蘭
まめ Grade: 3	つた > づた Jinmeiyō	らん Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi		on'yomi

Etymology

By surface analysis, 豆(まめ) (mame, “bean, pea, soybean”) + 蔦(つた) (tsuta, “ivy”) + 蘭(らん) (ran, “orchid”).

Noun

豆(まめ)蔦(づた)蘭(らん) or 豆蔦蘭(マメヅタラン) • (mamezutaran)

Bulbophyllum drymoglossum
(by extension) bulbophyllum (Bulbophyllum)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as マメヅタラン (mamezutaran).