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Kotomora

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Meanings

1

noun

Chinese guger tree; Schima wallichii

usually written using kana alone

A tree species native to Asia; botanical name Schima wallichii. Usually written in kana.

2

noun

sasanqua; Camellia sasanqua

Refers to the sasanqua camellia, a flowering plant native to Japan. Often called 山茶花 (さざんか) in modern Japanese.

See also: サザンカ

3

noun

Japanese privet; Ligustrum japonicum

archaic

Archaic name for Japanese privet, now usually called ネズミモチ (鼠黐).

See also: ネズミモチ