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Gobō (ゴボウ) is the Japanese term for burdock (root).
Burdock (also known as greater burdock or gobō; scientific name: Arctium lappa L.) is a perennial herb belonging to the burdock genus of the Asteraceae family native to Eurasia. In Japan, it is eaten as a vegetable and root crop. In the Osaka dialect, it is called 'gombo' (ごんぼ).
Kanji: 牛蒡
Kana: ゴボウ
Romaji: gobō
Arctium lappa L. (right), illustration from the Japanese agricultural encyclopedia Seikei Zusetsu (1804)
Burdock (also known as greater burdock or gobō; scientific name: Arctium lappa L.) is a perennial herb belonging to the burdock genus of the Asteraceae family native to Eurasia. In Japan, it is eaten as a vegetable and root crop. In the Osaka dialect, it is called 'gombo' (ごんぼ).
Kanji: 牛蒡
Kana: ゴボウ
Romaji: gobō
Arctium lappa L. (right), illustration from the Japanese agricultural encyclopedia Seikei Zusetsu (1804)