イジュ

Meanings

1

Chinese guger tree; Schima wallichii

usually written using kana alone

A tree species native to the Ryukyu Islands and parts of Southeast Asia. The name is a Ryukyuan dialect word.

See also: ヒメツバキ

沖おき縄なわではイジュの花はなが咲さくと春はるの訪おとずれを感かんじる。
In Okinawa, when the Chinese guger tree blooms, people feel the arrival of spring.