also: やまくさ · やまぐさ
noun
mountain grass; mountain plant
General term for grasses, weeds, or herbaceous plants growing on mountains.
山草を採集して標本を作る。
I collect mountain plants and make specimens.
このあたりには珍しい山草が自生している。
Rare mountain plants grow wild around here.
noun
Gleichenia japonica (fern)
Only with reading やまくさ / やまぐさ
Specific botanical name for a fern with white-backed leaves; reading is restricted to やまくさ or やまぐさ.
See also: 裏白
山草は、裏白とも呼ばれるシダの一種です。
Yamakusa is a type of fern also called urajiro.
Rare voiced variant of やまくさ; may appear in some regional or older contexts.
Synonym for the fern Gleichenia japonica; 山草 read as やまくさ/やまぐさ refers to the same plant.
Compound of 山 (mountain) and 草 (grass/plant). The reading さんそう is Sino-Japanese, while やまくさ/やまぐさ are native Japanese readings.