福草さきくさ

noun

lucky grass

Rare term for a plant considered auspicious; likely a poetic or folk name rather than a standard botanical term. The exact species is unclear.

• 古ふるい和わ歌かに「福草さきくさ」という言こと葉ばが見みられることがある。

  The word 福草 can sometimes be found in old waka poems.