イヨミズキ

noun

iyomizugi winter hazel; Corylopsis spicata

A specific species of winter hazel native to Japan. The name is a botanical term; in everyday contexts, it may be referred to simply as トサミズキ (Corylopsis spicata) or by its scientific name.

See also: トサミズキ

• イヨミズキは、トサミズキの変へん種しゅとされることもある。

  Iyomizuki is sometimes considered a variety of tosamizuki (Corylopsis spicata).

• 庭にわにイヨミズキを植うえたら、春はるに黄き色いろい花はなが咲さいた。

  When I planted an iyomizuki in the garden, yellow flowers bloomed in spring.