noun
Buckleya lanceolata (parasitic shrub)
A rare parasitic deciduous shrub native to Japan; also known as ツクバネ. Botanical term.
See also: ツクバネ
コギノコは山地の林内に生える寄生低木です。
Buckleya lanceolata is a parasitic shrub that grows in mountain forests.
ツクバネ（コギノコ）はビャクダン科の植物です。
Tsukubane (koginoko) is a plant of the sandalwood family.
Synonym; ツクバネ is the more common Japanese name for the same plant.
The origin of the name is uncertain; the kanji 胡鬼の子 literally means 'child of a foreign demon', but this is likely ateji or a folk etymology.