月げっ桃とう

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Meanings

shell ginger

usually written using kana alone

A tropical plant (Alpinia zerumbet) with fragrant leaves and showy flowers, native to East Asia. The leaves are sometimes used to wrap food or for herbal tea.

月げっ桃とうの葉はで餅もちを包つつむ。
Wrap the rice cake in a shell ginger leaf.
庭にわに月げっ桃とうが咲さいている。
Shell ginger is blooming in the garden.