手て毬まり花ばな

noun

Japanese snowball; Viburnum plicatum

A deciduous shrub with round clusters of white flowers. The name comes from the resemblance of the flower clusters to traditional handballs (temari). Rare term; more commonly called オオデマリ.

• 庭にわに手て毬まり花ばなが咲さいている。

  Japanese snowball flowers are blooming in the garden.