Snowdrops - Yukiwarisou

Japanese: 雪割草 - ゆきわりそう

〘Noun〙① A perennial plant of the Primulaceae family. It grows in mountainous areas in various places. It is 7-15cm tall. It resembles a primrose. The leaves are oblanceolate or wedge-shaped and grow in clusters near the roots, with wavy edges and a pale yellow powdery substance densely covering the underside. In summer, the flower stalk produces 3-13 pale pink five-petaled flowers about 1.5cm in diameter. [Season: Spring-Summer] [Items Identification Names (1809)] ② Another name for the plant "misumisou (triangle grass)." [Japanese Plant Dictionary (1884)] ③ Another name for the plant "suhamasou (seashore grass)."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① サクラソウ科の多年草。各地の山地に生える。高さ七～一五センチメートル。サクラソウに似ている。葉は倒披針形または楔形で根ぎわに集まってつき、縁は波状で裏面に淡黄色の粉状のものを密布する。夏、花茎に径約一・五センチメートルの淡紅色の五弁花を三～一三個つける。《季・春‐夏》〔物品識名（1809）〕② 植物「みすみそう（三角草）」の異名。〔日本植物名彙（1884）〕③ 植物「すはまそう（州浜草）」の異名。

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