ネジキ

noun

Lyonia ovalifolia (a species of shrub in the heath family)

A deciduous shrub native to East Asia, including Japan. The name literally means 'twisted tree', referring to its contorted branches. Typically written in kana.

• ネジキは初しょ夏かに白しろい壺つぼ形がたの花はなを咲さかせる。

  Lyonia ovalifolia produces white urn-shaped flowers in early summer.