ツブラジイ

noun

Castanopsis cuspidata; Japanese chinquapin

A species of evergreen tree native to Japan and Korea, producing edible nuts. Botanical term; in everyday contexts often referred to simply as シイ or 椎.

• ツブラジイは日本にほんの照しょう葉よう樹じゅ林りんを代だい表ひょうする樹じゅ種しゅの一ひとつです。

  Castanopsis cuspidata is one of the representative tree species of Japan's laurel forests.

• この公こう園えんには大おおきなツブラジイの木きがあります。

  There is a large Castanopsis cuspidata tree in this park.