also: ウルップそう · うるっぷそう
noun
weaselsnout; Lagotis glauca
A plant species native to alpine regions of Japan and Northeast Asia. The name is derived from Urup Island (得撫島) in the Kuril Islands, where it was first collected.
ウルップソウは北海道の高山で見られる珍しい植物です。
Weaselsnout is a rare plant found in the alpine regions of Hokkaido.
Named after Urup Island (得撫島, Uruppu-tō), where the plant was first collected. The Japanese name is a direct borrowing of the island's name combined with 草 (sō, 'grass').