庭にわ見み草ぐさ

noun

bush clover; Japanese clover (Lespedeza)

Rare term for bush clover, especially any flowering plant of the genus Lespedeza. Often referred to by the more common name 萩 (はぎ).

See also: 萩

• 古ふるい和わ歌かでは「庭にわ見み草ぐさ」が萩はぎを指さすことがある。

  In old waka poetry, 庭見草 can refer to bush clover.

noun

Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)

Rare term for the Japanese fiber banana, more commonly known as 芭蕉 (ばしょう).

See also: バショウ

• 「庭にわ見み草ぐさ」は芭ば蕉しょうの異い名みょうとしても使つかわれたが、現げん代だいではほとんど見みかけない。

  庭見草 was also used as another name for the Japanese fiber banana, but is hardly seen today.