Okamiru - Okamiru

Japanese: オカミル - おかみる
Okamiru - Okamiru

…An annual plant of the Chenopodiaceae family that has long been used as an edible wild plant. It has green stems with cylindrical, alternate, fleshy leaves, and is named after its resemblance to the seaweed hijiki and mir, and is also called oka-mir or mirna. It grows wild on sandy coasts throughout Japan, and is also found in Korea, China, Siberia, and southwestern Europe. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古くから食用野草として利用されているアカザ科の一年草。緑色の茎に円柱形で多肉の葉が互生し,海藻のヒジキ,ミルに似ているところから名がつき,オカミル,ミルナともいう。日本の至るところの海岸の砂地に自生し,また朝鮮,中国,シベリアからヨーロッパ南西部にも分布している。…

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