conker

Japanese: conker
conker

...The red-flowered horse chestnut, A. carnea Hayne, is a hybrid between a horse chestnut and A. pavia L. (English name: buckeye), a North American native with bright red flowers, and is sometimes planted. [Toshio Hamatani]
[Folklore, origin of the name]
The game of hitting horse chestnuts on a string with each other to crack them is popular in England and is called "conker." This game was originally played with snail shells, and the name "conker" is said to have originated from a pun on the words "conch" (snail shell) and "conquer" (to win).

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…花が紅色のベニバナトチノキA.carnea Hayneは,マロニエと北アメリカ原産で花が鮮紅色のアカバナアメリカトチノキA.pavia L.(英名buckeye)との雑種であり,これもときに植えられる。【浜谷 稔夫】
[民俗,名の由来]
 マロニエの実を糸に通して互いにぶつけ合い,相手の実を割る遊びは,イギリスで〈トチの実遊びconker〉と呼ばれ親しまれている。これはもとカタツムリの殻を使った遊びで,conkerの名もconch(巻貝)とconquer(勝つ)の語呂合せから生じたらしい。…

※「conker」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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