noun
Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)
Archaic name for the tree now commonly called 上溝桜 (うわみずざくら). Found in classical literature and old botanical texts.
See also: 上溝桜
古い和歌に「波波迦」が詠まれていることがある。
The word 波波迦 sometimes appears in old waka poems.
「波波迦」は現在の上溝桜を指す古名だ。
波波迦 is an old name for what is now called 上溝桜 (Japanese bird cherry).
Modern standard name for the same tree; 波波迦 is its archaic equivalent.
The origin of ははか is uncertain; it is an old Japanese name for the tree, with kanji 波波迦 used phonetically (ateji).