noun
Japanese climbing fern
A climbing fern native to Japan and East Asia, often found in thickets and forest edges. The name literally means 'crab grass'.
カニクサは山道の脇によく生えている。
Japanese climbing fern often grows along mountain paths.
このカニクサの標本はとてもきれいに押し葉にされている。
This specimen of Japanese climbing fern has been pressed very neatly.