Where does “麒麟草” come from?

麒麟草 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 草, from Middle Chinese 草.

麒麟草 (Japanese): Phedimus aizoon var. floribundus

Definitions

  1. Phedimus aizoon var. floribundus

Ancestry of “麒麟草”, step by step

麒麟草 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 草

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese草grass; a weed; a herb
2Middle Chinese草—

via Japanese 麒麟

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese麒麟a qilin; the kirin, a piece in chūshōgi and...

Words derived from “麒麟草”

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