小韮こみら

noun

Chinese chive; garlic chive

Archaic term for Allium tuberosum; replaced in modern Japanese by 韮 (にら). Found only in historical texts or classical contexts.

See also: ニラ

• 古ふるい本ほん草ぞう書しょに「小こ韮みら」の名なが見みえる。

  The name 小韮 appears in old herbal texts.