Grass star - Kusaboshi
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The Japanese name for the Pleiades. It is also called Ogusa-boshi, Mogusa-boshi, or Ookusa-boshi. The character kusagusa is used, but the meaning is unclear. It seems that the group of stars was named this way because the word kusagusa means "abundant things." Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
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プレアデス星団の和名。おぐさ星，もぐさ星，おおくさ星ともいう。草星の字をあてるが，その意味は明らかではない。物の多い様子をくさぐさということから，星の集団をこう呼んだらしい。
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