垂たり穂ほ

noun

drooping ears of grain

Rare, literary term for grain ears bending under their own weight, often with a poetic or seasonal feel. Not used in everyday conversation.

• 秋あきの田たには垂たり穂ほが風かぜに揺ゆれていた。

  In the autumn fields, the drooping ears of grain swayed in the wind.