also: はぎ
noun
Japanese alder
Archaic noun for the tree Alnus japonica; modern Japanese normally uses 榛の木 (はんのき) or ハンノキ.
See also: 榛の木
古い文献では、榛が川辺の木として記されている。
In old documents, 榛 (はり) is recorded as a tree of the riverside.
Modern standard term for Japanese alder; 榛 is the archaic single-character form.
Katakana spelling commonly used in botanical contexts; same meaning as 榛の木.
The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 榛 is conventionally associated with the alder tree.