ザゼンソウ

noun

eastern skunk cabbage

A perennial plant native to eastern North America, known for its foul smell and early spring flowering. In Japanese, it is called ザゼンソウ because its dark purple spathe resembles a Zen meditation cushion (座禅).

• ザゼンソウは湿しっ地ちに生はえる多た年ねん草そうです。

  The eastern skunk cabbage is a perennial plant that grows in wetlands.

• 春はる先さきにザゼンソウの花はなが咲さくと、独どく特とくの臭においがします。

  When the eastern skunk cabbage blooms in early spring, it gives off a distinctive odor.