noun
snakeberry; false lily of the valley; two-leaved Solomon's seal
A perennial woodland plant (Maianthemum dilatatum) with heart-shaped leaves and small white flowers, native to East Asia and North America.
マイヅルソウは湿った林床に群生する。
False lily of the valley grows in colonies on moist forest floors.
春になるとマイヅルソウの白い花が咲く。
In spring, the white flowers of the snakeberry bloom.
The Japanese name 舞鶴草 (mai-zuru-sō) literally means 'dancing-crane plant', likely from the resemblance of its paired leaves to a crane's spread wings. The exact origin is uncertain.