夢ゆめ見み草ぐさ

noun

cherry blossom (poetic)

A classical poetic epithet for cherry blossoms, often used in waka and haiku. Not used in everyday conversation; modern Japanese normally uses 桜 (さくら).

See also: 桜

• 「夢ゆめ見み草ぐさ」は、桜さくらを詠よんだ和わ歌かによく見みられる言こと葉ばだ。

  'Yumemigusa' is a word often seen in waka poems about cherry blossoms.