noun
Refers to plants of the family Malvaceae, commonly called mallow or hollyhock. In everyday Japanese, often associated with the hollyhock crest (葵の御紋).
庭にあおいの花が咲いている。
Mallow flowers are blooming in the garden.
葵の御紋は徳川家の家紋です。
The hollyhock crest is the family crest of the Tokugawa clan.
noun
wild ginger (Asarum caulescens)
Specifically refers to Asarum caulescens, a species of wild ginger. Often called フタバアオイ in botanical contexts.
See also: フタバアオイ
フタバアオイは山地の林床に生える多年草です。
Asarum caulescens is a perennial plant that grows on forest floors in mountainous areas.
The word あおい is native Japanese. The kanji 葵 is used for its meaning, but the historical derivation of the word itself is uncertain.