noun
lush green mountain; verdant peak
Poetic or literary term for a mountain covered in lush greenery; often used in place names and classical descriptions.
青嶺が遠くに連なっている。
Lush green mountains stretch far into the distance.
この地域には青嶺という地名が残っている。
The place name Aone remains in this region.
Compound of 青 (ao, 'blue/green') and 嶺 (ne, 'peak'). The reading あおねろ is an older or dialectal variant; the exact historical derivation is uncertain.