屁糞葛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
屁	糞	葛
へ Hyōgai	くそ Hyōgai	かずら Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “fart and shit vine”, 屁(へ) (he, “fart”) + 糞(くそ) (kuso, “shit”) + 葛(かずら) (kazura, “creeper, vine”)

Noun

屁(へ)糞(くそ)葛(かずら) or 屁糞葛(ヘクソカズラ) • (hekusokazura) 

1. skunkvine, Paederia scandens

Usage notes

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