wax myrtle; Asian bog myrtle
A tree (Myrica rubra) bearing edible red fruit; the fruit is also called ヤマモモ.
The fruit of the wax myrtle is sweet and sour and delicious.
庭にヤマモモの木を植えた。
I planted a wax myrtle tree in the garden.
Usually written in katakana; the kanji form 山桃 is less common.
Kanji spelling, but the word is usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling, also used.
From 山 (yama, 'mountain') + 桃 (momo, 'peach'), referring to a mountain peach-like fruit. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.