英語の後に日本語が続きます。
These photos show sponge gourds (Luffa aegyptiaca) and various bugs. Japan has many types of gourds, and most have names that don't include the word
uri (gourd). Because of this, it's hard to tell they are all in the same family. The sponge gourd is no exception—it's called
hechima, and there is an interesting story behind how it got that name.
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The sponge gourd was originally called ito-uri (meaning 'thread gourd'), which was shortened to to-uri, and later playfully transformed into hechima (ito-uri → to-uri → hechima). The historical folklore goes like this:
- Ito-uri (糸瓜, thread gourd) dropped the i to become to-uri.
- Because to (と) sits between he (へ) and chi (ち) in the iroha poem:
- People playfully slotted ma (間, meaning "space" or "between") in the middle—referring to the space "between he and chi"—turning to into he-chi-ma (へちま).
Got it?😉
Sponge gourds produce male and female flowers, though I haven't been able to find female flowers yet.
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| 9/10/2022 A baby fruit of Luffa aegyptiaca 糸瓜の赤ちゃん |
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| 9/10/2022 A baby sponge gourd ヘチマの赤ちゃん |
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へちまと虫たちです。黄色と緑のコントラストが鮮やかです！
ひさご、瓢箪、ゴーヤ、苦瓜、へちまなどは全てウリ科。英語だと「xxxx gourd」で済むのに、日本語だと大変です。かつ、ウリ科であることが分かりにくい！でもおいしいから許します🥰
へちまの名は、いとうりが後に縮まって「とうり（と瓜）」と転訛し、「と」はいろは歌で「へ」と「ち」の間にあることから「へち間」の意で「へちま」と呼ばれるようになったそうです。
ちなみにまだ雄花しか見たことがありません。雌花を探しております｡｡｡
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