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jmdict 2534140 Deleted (id: 2218251)
燕子掌
えんししょう
1. [n]
▶ jade plant (Crassula ovata)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2534150 金のなる木 2. jade plant (Crassula ovata); money plant



History:
8. D 2023-01-07 04:21:41  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think it's harmless, but it's not worth arguing about.
7. A* 2023-01-07 02:19:03  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Actually, "fad" implies that it was at one point popular, but I'm not seeing any evidence of that either.
6. A* 2023-01-07 02:10:54  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I'd argue that 498 is very low, and n-grams aren't the only thing to consider. From what I can tell, this is simply a Chinese word that some Japanese supplement companies adopted (in the 90s?) as a way to market the plant as a treatment for certain diseases (like diabetes). And it was evidently a short-lived fad; there are virtually no recent examples of this word anywhere on the web.
I don't think it's appropriate for a JE dictionary.
5. A 2023-01-06 03:43:39  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Focus.
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss>jade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)</gloss>
+<gloss>jade plant (Crassula ovata)</gloss>
4. A 2023-01-06 03:43:04  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I see your point, but with ~500 in Japanese n-grams I think it's worthwhile providing the opportunity for it to be looked up.
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