noun
Asiatic jasmine; Asian jasmine
Archaic name for Trachelospermum asiaticum; modern Japanese usually calls this plant 定家葛 (ていかかずら).
See also: 定家葛
古い本草書には「真拆の葛」の名が見えるが、今は定家葛と呼ばれる。
The name 真拆の葛 appears in old herbal texts, but today it is called 定家葛.
Modern standard name for the same plant (Trachelospermum asiaticum). 真拆の葛 is its archaic synonym.
The origin of the name 真拆の葛 is uncertain; it is an old Japanese plant name whose components may relate to 真拆 (masaki, possibly a place or descriptive term) and 葛 (kazura, 'vine').