忘わすれ草ぐさ

noun

orange daylily; tawny daylily

A flowering plant (Hemerocallis fulva), also known as ヤブカンゾウ. The name 忘れ草 literally means 'forget-me-grass' and is associated with forgetting worries in classical poetry.

See also: ヤブカンゾウ

• 庭にわに忘わすれ草ぐさが咲さいている。

  Orange daylilies are blooming in the garden.

noun

tobacco

Archaic or poetic term for tobacco, derived from the idea that smoking helps one forget troubles. Rare in modern usage; the usual word is タバコ.

See also: タバコ

• 昔むかしの文ぶん献けんでは、忘わすれ草ぐさがタバコを指さすことがある。

  In old documents, 忘れ草 sometimes refers to tobacco.