女郎花おみなえし月づき

noun

seventh lunar month

Rare classical term for the seventh month of the lunar calendar. The name is derived from the blooming of 女郎花 (おみなえし, patrinia scabiosifolia) during this month. Modern Japanese normally uses 文月 (ふみづき) or 七月 (しちがつ).

See also: 文月

• 「女郎おみなえ花月しづき」は、旧きゅう暦れきの七しち月がつを指さす雅が語ごの一ひとつである。

  "女郎花月" is one of the elegant terms for the seventh month of the lunar calendar.