ホトケノザ

noun

henbit deadnettle; henbit

Common weed with small pink flowers, often seen in fields and gardens. Scientific name Lamium amplexicaule.

• 春はるになると、道みち端ばたにホトケノザがたくさん咲さいている。

  In spring, many henbit deadnettles bloom along the roadside.

noun

Japanese nipplewort

A different plant, Lapsanastrum apogonoides, also called 田平子 (たびらこ). Less commonly referred to as ホトケノザ.

See also: タビラコ

• ホトケノザは、田た平びら子こという別べつの植しょく物ぶつを指さすこともある。

  ホトケノザ can also refer to a different plant called 田平子.