唐から草くさ

noun

arabesque pattern; scrolling vine pattern

Abbreviation of 唐草模様. Refers to the traditional scrolling vine or arabesque design used in textiles, architecture, and crafts.

See also: 唐草模様

• この風ふ呂ろ敷しきには唐から草くさの模も様ようが染そめられている。

  This furoshiki cloth is dyed with an arabesque pattern.

noun

toothed medick; bur clover

A plant species (Medicago polymorpha) also known as 馬肥やし. The name 唐草 may come from the resemblance of its leaves to the arabesque pattern.

See also: 馬肥やし

• 唐から草くさはマメ科かの植しょく物ぶつで、畑はたけや道みち端ばたで見みられる。

  Toothed medick is a leguminous plant found in fields and roadsides.