great variety of flowering plants; many kinds of flowers
Poetic or literary term for a profusion of blooming plants; often used in classical or descriptive contexts.
A great variety of flowers bloomed in profusion across the field.
light greenish-blue; pale turquoise
Abbreviation of 千草色; a traditional Japanese color name. Rare standalone use.
See also: 千草色
na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
Only when written 千種
Used with the kanji 千種 to mean 'many kinds' or 'various'; often in compounds or literary descriptions.
The 千草 in 千草色 refers to this pale greenish-blue.
Various flowers adorned the garden.
Standard kanji form; high frequency in news.
Alternate kanji form, especially for the 'various' sense.
Kana spelling; useful when the kanji is ambiguous or for learners.
Literally 'thousand grasses/plants'. The kanji 千 (thousand) and 草 (grass) or 種 (kind) combine to express a multitude of plants or varieties. The color sense derives from the hue of many plants.