noun
Eupatorium glehnii; a species of boneset
A perennial plant in the Asteraceae family, native to Japan and East Asia. The name literally means 'four-leaf bulbul'.
ヨツバヒヨドリは山地の湿った場所に生える多年草です。
Eupatorium glehnii is a perennial plant that grows in moist mountainous areas.
この白い小花が集まった花序はヨツバヒヨドリの特徴です。
This inflorescence of small white flowers is characteristic of Eupatorium glehnii.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly encountered in botanical contexts; it but marks the word is listed as usually written in kana.
The name ヨツバヒヨドリ literally means 'four-leaf bulbul', but the exact origin is uncertain. It may refer to the whorled leaves (often four per node) and a fanciful resemblance to the bird.