コビル

noun

wild rocambole; Allium grayi

A wild allium species native to East Asia, used as a vegetable or herb. Often called ノビル (野蒜) in standard Japanese; コビル/メビル may be a regional or dialectal name.

See also: ノビル

• 春はるになると、土ど手てにコビルがたくさん生はえる。

  In spring, a lot of wild rocambole grows on the embankment.

• コビルはノビルとも呼よばれ、食たべられる野や草そうだ。

  Kobiru, also called nobiru, is an edible wild plant.

noun

Alpine leek; Allium victorialis var. platyphyllum

A different allium species, also known as 行者忍辱 (ぎょうじゃにんにく). This sense may be less common or regional; the primary name for Alpine leek is usually ギョウジャニンニク.

See also: ぎょうじゃにんにく

• 山やまで採とったメビルは、行者忍辱ぎょうじゃにんにくの地ち方ほう名めいかもしれない。

  The mebiru picked in the mountains might be a local name for Alpine leek.