"苔玉" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ko̞ke̞da̠ma̠] Forms: 苔玉 [canonical] (ruby: (こけ), (だま)), kokedama [romanization]
Etymology: From 苔 (koke) + 玉 (tama), literally “moss ball”. The tama changes to dama as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|苔|玉|lit=moss ball|tr1=koke|tr2=tama}} 苔 (koke) + 玉 (tama), literally “moss ball”, {{sortkey|ja|苔玉}} こけたま', {{ja-rendaku2|tama|dama}} The tama changes to dama as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|こけだま}} 苔(こけ)玉(だま) • (kokedama)
  1. A plant grown in a ball of soil, covered in moss and held together with strings; kokedama. Wikipedia link: ja:苔玉, kokedama
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