万年青おもと

noun

Japanese sacred lily; Nippon lily; lily of China

A perennial evergreen plant (Rohdea japonica) native to Japan and China, often cultivated as an ornamental houseplant or garden plant. The name 万年青 means 'evergreen for ten thousand years', symbolizing longevity.

• 祖そ母ぼは縁えん起ぎ物ものとして万年青おもとを育そだてている。

  My grandmother grows a Japanese sacred lily as a good-luck plant.

• 万年青おもとは日ひ陰かげでもよく育そだつ。

  The Japanese sacred lily grows well even in the shade.