winter cherry tree; Prunus parvifolia
A species of cherry tree that blooms in winter, also known as Prunus parvifolia.
冬桜は冬に花を咲かせる珍しい桜です。
The winter cherry is a rare cherry tree that blooms in winter.
winter cherry blossoms
The blossoms of the winter cherry tree, which appear during the colder months.
冬桜の花びらが風に舞っていた。
The petals of the winter cherry blossoms were dancing in the wind.
Standard kanji spelling for the winter cherry tree and its blossoms.
Katakana spelling is common in botanical contexts and when the word is usually written in kana.
Compound of 冬 (fuyu, 'winter') and 桜 (sakura, 'cherry tree/blossoms'). The reading ふゆざくら follows standard rendaku voicing.