noun
Chinese guger tree; Schima wallichii
A tree species native to the Ryukyu Islands and parts of Southeast Asia. The name is a Ryukyuan dialect word.
See also: 姫椿
沖縄ではイジュの花が咲くと春の訪れを感じる。
In Okinawa, when the Chinese guger tree blooms, people feel the arrival of spring.
姫椿 (Camellia lutchuensis) is a different plant, though Cross-referenced with it; イジュ is Schima wallichii.
The word イジュ is a Ryukyuan dialect term for this tree; the kanji 伊集 is an ateji assignment based on sound.