Kusaenju - Kusaenju

Japanese: クサエンジュ - くさえんじゅ
Kusaenju - Kusaenju

…It is called kuraragusa (dazzling grass) because it is so bitter that it makes you dizzy when you bite into it, and the Japanese name comes from this. It is also called Kusaenju (Kusaenju), which indicates that it is a herbaceous plant closely related to the Japanese pampas grass. [Ohashi Hiroyoshi]…

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…それをかむと目がくらむほど苦いため,眩草(くららぐさ)とよばれ,和名はそれに由来する。別名をクサエンジュともいい,エンジュに近縁な草本であることを表している。【大橋 広好】。…

※「クサエンジュ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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