noun
Chinese guger tree; Schima wallichii
A tree species native to Asia; botanical name Schima wallichii. Usually written in kana.
ヒメツバキは、インドシナ半島から中国南部にかけて分布する常緑高木です。
The Chinese guger tree is an evergreen tall tree distributed from the Indochina Peninsula to southern China.
noun
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: 山茶花
ヒメツバキは、サザンカの別名として使われることがあります。
ヒメツバキ is sometimes used as another name for sasanqua.
noun
Japanese privet; Ligustrum japonicum
Archaic name for Japanese privet, now usually called ネズミモチ (鼠黐).
See also: 鼠黐
古い文献では、ヒメツバキがネズミモチを指すことがある。
In old documents, ヒメツバキ sometimes refers to Japanese privet.
The name ヒメツバキ literally means 'princess camellia' (姫 + 椿). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it has been applied to several different plant species.