トウネズミモチ

noun

broad-leaf privet; glossy privet

Refers to the tree species Ligustrum lucidum, an evergreen tree native to China, often planted as a street tree or hedge in Japan. The name is sometimes contrasted with ネズミモチ (Ligustrum japonicum).

• 公こう園えんにはトウネズミモチが植うえられている。

  Broad-leaf privets are planted in the park.

• トウネズミモチは秋あきに小ちいさな黒くろい実みをつける。

  The glossy privet bears small black berries in autumn.