noun
Meliosma rigida (species of flowering plant)
A specific species of flowering plant in the family Sabiaceae, native to East Asia. The name is usually written in katakana.
ヤマビワは山地に自生する常緑樹です。
Meliosma rigida is an evergreen tree that grows wild in mountainous areas.
The name ヤマビワ literally means 'mountain loquat', likely from the resemblance of its leaves or fruit to the loquat (ビワ). The exact derivation is uncertain.