noun
Cyathea spinulosa; tree fern
A species of tree fern native to Japan and East Asia. The name is usually written in katakana as ヘゴ.
ヘゴは日本の暖かい地域で見られる大型のシダ植物です。
Hego is a large fern found in warm regions of Japan.
この温室にはヘゴが何本も植えられている。
Several hego tree ferns are planted in this greenhouse.
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
The Japanese name ヘゴ is of uncertain origin; it may be derived from a local name for the plant. The kanji forms 桫欏 and 杪欏 are rare and likely borrowed from Chinese botanical terminology.