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===Name origin=== | ===Name origin=== | ||
Bulbasaur is a portmanteau of the words ''{{wp|bulb}}'' ( | Bulbasaur is a portmanteau of the words ''{{wp|bulb}}'' (a rounded underground storage organ present in some plants, notably those of the lily family) and the Greek ''saur'' (lizard). | ||
Fushigidane literally means "''isn't it strange?''" | Fushigidane literally means "''isn't it strange?''" and is also a pun on<!-- the non-dictionary compound word --> 不思議種 ''fushigidane'' (mysterious bulb). | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== |
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