Udumbara

Japanese: udumbara
Udumbara

...Udumbara flower. "Udon" is an abbreviation of the Sanskrit word "udumbara" (Udumbara) or "udumbachi" (Udumbara bowl). Udumbara's scientific name is Ficus glomerata Roxb., a plant belonging to the Mulberry family and a type of fig, but the flowers are inside the concave stalk and cannot be seen from the outside.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "udumbara" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ウドゥンバラの花。〈優曇〉はサンスクリットのウドゥンバラudumbaraを音写した語〈優曇婆羅〉あるいは〈優曇鉢〉を省略したものである。ウドゥンバラは学名をFicus glomerata Roxb.といい,クワ科に属する植物でイチジクの1種であるが,花がくぼんだ花軸の中にあって,外からは見えない。…

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