noun
Japanese white pine; goyoumatsu
Abbreviation of 五葉松. Used in gardening and bonsai contexts to refer to the Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora).
See also: 五葉松
庭に五葉を植えた。
I planted a Japanese white pine in the garden.
盆栽の五葉は手入れが難しい。
The Japanese white pine bonsai is difficult to care for.
五葉 is the abbreviated form of 五葉松, used in the same contexts but slightly more casual or technical.
Abbreviation of 五葉松 (goyoumatsu), literally 'five-needle pine', referring to the clusters of five needles characteristic of this species.