草

trees and grass; vegetation

pipewort (Eriocaulon cinereum)

plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)

Jersey cudweed (species of cottonweed, Gnaphalium affine)

Word usually written using kana alone

Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii); Reeves' turtle

stink bug; shield bug

red seabroom (Digenea simplex)

dewormer made from red seabroom, licorice and rhubarb

tobacco pouch; tobacco container

crudely made zori with straw fastenings

orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. kwanso); tawny daylily

Venus flytrap; Venus's flytrap

Leontopodium japonicum (species of perennial closely related to edelweiss)

fragrant herb

Word usually written using kana alone

nodding anemone (Anemone cernua)

Archaic

chrysanthemum

Archaic

pine

blue passion flower (Passiflora caerulea)

Formal or literary term

hurried; hasty; busy; precipitate; sudden; abrupt

edible grass (for insects); larval food plant

smoking in bed

Word usually written using kana alone

galingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria)

しゃそう only

nut grass (Cyperus rotundus)

precarious trade; unstable occupation; itinerant trade

Amakusa jellyfish (Sanderia malayensis)

Japanese primrose (Primula japonica)

cat grass (often Avena sativa); catgrass

tobacco field; tobacco patch

fringed orchid (Pecteilis radiata); white egret flower; sagiso