noun
deutzia; Deutzia crenata
A deciduous shrub with hollow stems and white flowers, native to Japan. Also known as 卯の花 (u no hana).
See also: 卯の花
庭にうつぎが咲いている。
Deutzia is blooming in the garden.
ウツギの花は白くて美しい。
The flowers of the deutzia are white and beautiful.
Kana spelling is common; usually written in kana.
卯の花 refers specifically to the flowers of the deutzia, or to a dish of seasoned okara (soy pulp). 卯木/うつぎ refers to the plant itself.
The name うつぎ may derive from 空木 (empty tree), referring to the hollow stems of the plant. The kanji 卯木 uses 卯 (rabbit) possibly because the flowers bloom around the fourth month of the lunar calendar (the month of the rabbit).