noun
pink woodsorrel; Oxalis corymbosa
A flowering plant with pink blossoms, often found in gardens or as a weed. The name is usually written in katakana.
庭にムラサキカタバミがたくさん咲いている。
Many pink woodsorrels are blooming in the garden.
ムラサキカタバミは春から秋にかけて花を咲かせる。
Pink woodsorrel blooms from spring to autumn.
Refers to woodsorrel in general, often the yellow-flowered common woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata). ムラサキカタバミ specifically has pink flowers.
Compound of 紫 (murasaki, 'purple') and 片喰 (katabami, 'woodsorrel'), referring to the pinkish-purple flowers of this species.