たらよう

noun

lusterleaf holly; Ilex latifolia

A species of holly native to East Asia; the leaves are sometimes used for tea (苦丁茶).

• たらようの葉はは大おおきくて厚あつみがある。

  The leaves of the lusterleaf holly are large and thick.

noun

pattra; palmyra leaf used for writing

Refers to the traditional writing material made from palmyra leaves in ancient India; often encountered in Buddhist contexts. See also 貝多羅葉.

See also: 貝多羅葉

• 古こ代だいインドでは、たらように経きょう典てんを書かき写うつした。

  In ancient India, scriptures were copied onto pattra leaves.