尾お花ばな

noun

ear of Japanese pampas grass; plume of Miscanthus sinensis

Refers specifically to the flowering plume of susuki (薄/すすき), often associated with autumn scenery and the moon-viewing festival.

See also: ススキ (すすき)

• 秋あきの野のに尾お花ばなが風かぜに揺ゆれている。

  In the autumn field, the plumes of pampas grass are swaying in the wind.

• お月つき見みには尾お花ばなを飾かざる。

  We decorate with pampas grass plumes for the moon-viewing festival.