ヤマグワ

noun

Chinese mulberry (Morus bombycis)

A mulberry species native to East Asia, historically cultivated for silkworm feed. In everyday contexts, simply referred to as ヤマグワ.

• ヤマグワの葉はは蚕かいこの餌えさとして使つかわれてきた。

  The leaves of the Chinese mulberry have been used as feed for silkworms.

noun

kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa)

A flowering dogwood species native to East Asia, producing edible red fruit. Often confused with ヤマボウシ, which is a different species.

See also: ヤマボウシ

• ヤマグワはヤマボウシとよく間ま違ちがえられる。

  ヤマグワ is often mistaken for ヤマボウシ (kousa dogwood).