Yu surplus food - Uyoryo

Japanese: 禹余糧 - うよりょう
Yu surplus food - Uyoryo
〘Noun〙① A type of rock found in Japan and China. Small stones combined with iron oxide. There is a cavity inside and it contains clay. It has many names such as Hattai stone and Iwa-tsubo. [Yamato Honsho (1709)]② A food made from wisteria root. It was used as food during famines. ③ Another name for the plant "Koubo Mugi (Kobo Barley)." [Yakuhin Tebiki-gusa (1778)]

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Japanese:
〘名〙① 日本や中国に見られる岩石の一種。小さい石が酸化鉄と結合したもの。中に空所があって粘土を含む。ハッタイ石、岩壺など多くの呼び名がある。〔大和本草(1709)〕② 藤の根でつくった食物。飢饉のときの食糧にした。③ 植物「こうぼうむぎ(弘法麦)」の異名。〔薬品手引草(1778)〕

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