noun
oriental cherry variety descended from Oshima cherry
A category of cherry tree varieties that originate from the Oshima cherry (大島桜). The term is used in botanical and horticultural contexts.
See also: 大島桜
牡丹桜は大島桜から派生した品種群の総称です。
Botanzakura is a general term for a group of cultivars derived from the Oshima cherry.
大島桜 is the specific Oshima cherry species, while 牡丹桜 refers to any variety descended from it.
Compound of 牡丹 (botan, 'peony') and 桜 (sakura, 'cherry'), likely referring to the large, peony-like blossoms of these cherry varieties.