あららぎ

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Meanings

1

Japanese yew

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the tree Taxus cuspidata, an evergreen conifer native to Japan. The word is usually written in kana.

庭にわにあららぎの木きが植うえてある。
A Japanese yew tree is planted in the garden.

2

archaic

Archaic name for the plant Allium grayi, a type of wild onion. Modern Japanese usually uses 野蒜 (のびる).

See also: ノビル

古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、あららぎが野の蒜びるを指さすことがある。
In old texts, あららぎ can refer to wild rocambole.