noun
Buckleya lanceolata (parasitic shrub)
A species of parasitic deciduous shrub native to Japan. The name is often written in katakana as ツクバネ. Botanical term.
ツクバネは他の樹木の根に寄生する落葉低木です。
Tsukubane is a deciduous shrub that parasitizes the roots of other trees.
The name つくばね likely derives from the shape of the fruit resembling the feathered shuttlecock (衝羽根) used in the game hanetsuki, but the exact origin is uncertain.