ホトトギス

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ホトトギス – see the following entries at ほととぎす.
ほととぎす，ホトトギス【杜鵑・時鳥・子規・郭公・杜宇・蜀魂・田鵑・不如帰】 [noun]the lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus ほととぎす，ホトトギス【時鳥草・杜鵑草・油点草】 [noun]Short for 時鳥草 (hototogisusō): a toad lily, Tricyrtis hirta
(This term, ホトトギス, is a katakana spelling of ほととぎす.)

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