ナズナ

noun

shepherd's purse

A common weed with small white flowers and heart-shaped seed pods, often used in the traditional seven-herb rice porridge (七草粥) in Japan.

• 春はるになると、道みち端ばたにナズナがたくさん生はえている。

  In spring, a lot of shepherd's purse grows along the roadside.

• 七なな草くさ粥がゆにはナズナも入いれる。

  Shepherd's purse is also put into the seven-herb rice porridge.