Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine (한국한의학연구원논문집)
- Volume 7 Issue 1
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- Pages.55-66
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- 2001
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- 1229-3377(pISSN)
The origin of the word of sunflower
해바라기(향일규(向日葵), 향일화(向日花))의 어원(語源)에 대하여
- Kim, Jong-Dug (Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
- Koh, Byung-Hee (Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine)
- Published : 2001.12.31
Abstract
According to the customary, naming is done after the subject is in existence. But the name's Hae-ba-ra-gi(해바라기), 향일규(向日葵), 향일화(向日花))' has been used as an alias of Hibiscus manihot L.(닥풀) long before Helianthus annuus L.(sunflower) was brought in to Korea. And now the usage of the name has been conversed since them. Since the incorrect record of '葵藿' and '葵花'as '해바라기' in