noun
false anemone; Anemonopsis macrophylla
A perennial woodland plant native to Japan, with nodding waxy flowers. The name is a botanical term; in everyday contexts, it is simply a flower name.
レンゲショウマは夏に薄紫色の花を咲かせる。
The false anemone blooms pale purple flowers in summer.
The Japanese name レンゲショウマ combines 蓮華 (lotus flower) and 升麻 (a medicinal plant name), referring to the flower's resemblance to a lotus and its botanical relationship to plants in the genus Cimicifuga (formerly called 升麻). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.