noun
picking wild herbs and flowers
Refers to the traditional activity of gathering edible wild plants and flowers, often for cooking or medicinal use. Can also imply a leisurely, rustic pastime.
春になると、祖母と一緒に摘み草に出かけた。
When spring came, I went out picking wild herbs and flowers with my grandmother.
摘み草で集めた野草を天ぷらにして食べる。
We make tempura from the wild plants we gathered while picking herbs.