noun
Chinese lespedeza; sericea lespedeza
A species of flowering plant in the legume family, native to Asia and Australia. The name is usually written in katakana as メドハギ.
メドハギは乾燥した草地でよく見られる。
Chinese lespedeza is often found in dry grasslands.
この地域ではメドハギが野生化している。
In this area, sericea lespedeza has become naturalized.
The name メドハギ (medohagi) is of Japanese origin, but the exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 蓍 (medo) refers to a type of divination stick, and 萩 (hagi) means bush clover, possibly reflecting the plant's appearance or traditional use.