老ろう杉さん

noun

old cryptomeria

Archaic term for an aged Japanese cedar (sugi). Rarely used in modern Japanese; mainly encountered in classical literature or poetry.

• 古ふるい和わ歌かに「老ろう杉さんの梢こずえに残のこる雪ゆき」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In an old waka poem, one finds the phrase 'snow remaining on the treetops of the old cryptomeria.'