Wednesday, April 01, 2020

What is a 개구리갓?

ANSWER: It is a plant called "catclaw buttercup" in English. The Korean name can literally translate as "a frog hat." 개구리 is the Korean word for "frog," and a 갓 was a hat once worn by married Korean gentlemen.

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Catclaw buttercup (Ranunculus ternatus). Photo taken from Wikidata HERE


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