A flowering plant, Orychophragmus violaceus, native to East Asia. The name is usually written in katakana.
In spring, Chinese violet cress blooms with purple flowers.
Standard katakana spelling for this plant name.
Ateji spelling; rarely used. The plant name is almost always written in kana.
The Japanese name オオアラセイトウ (大紫羅欄花) is a compound of 大 (ō, 'large') and アラセイトウ (araseitō, 'stock', Matthiola incana), referring to its resemblance to stock flowers. The kanji 紫羅欄花 is ateji for アラセイトウ.