noun
Asiatic dogwood; Japanese cornel; Japanese cornelian-cherry
Refers to the plant Cornus officinalis, a deciduous tree native to East Asia, known for its yellow flowers and red fruit used in traditional medicine.
サンシュユの実は漢方薬に使われる。
The fruit of the Asiatic dogwood is used in traditional Chinese medicine.
庭にサンシュユを植えた。
I planted a Japanese cornel in the garden.
The Japanese name サンシュユ comes from the Chinese name 山茱萸 (shān zhū yú). The kanji 山茱萸 are direct borrowings from Chinese, but the word is now usually written in katakana.