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Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) a thorny tree or shrub



Etymology 2
First attested in 1794 in the  as, in a Chinese character-based orthography.

No obvious Koreanic source exists. Probably an ancient borrowing from a Japonic form related to Modern 🇨🇬, which has a natively Japonic etymology in 🇨🇬, Modern 🇨🇬, ultimately from 🇨🇬. The final element is most likely.

Despite some popular confusion in Korea, Q. myrsinifolia is totally thornless.

Noun

 * , a species of evergreen oak tree native to Korea and other East Asian countries.