noun
Fuji dawn violet; Viola mandshurica
Archaic name for a species of violet; modern Japanese usually uses すみれ for violets in general. This term may appear in classical poetry or botanical contexts.
古い和歌に「すみれ草」が詠まれている。
The 'sumiregusa' is mentioned in an old waka poem.
「すみれ草」は、現代ではほとんど使われない呼び名だ。
'Sumiregusa' is a name that is hardly used today.
Modern common word for violet; すみれ草 is an archaic, more specific term.
Compound of すみれ (violet) and 草 (grass, plant). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is now archaic.