桂けい林りん

noun

katsura forest; beautiful forest

Rare literary word for a forest of katsura trees (Cercidiphyllum japonicum), or more broadly a beautiful, scenic forest. Not used in everyday conversation; mainly encountered in classical or poetic contexts.

• 古ふるい和わ歌かには「桂けい林りん」という言こと葉ばが美うつくしい森もりを表あらわすのに使つかわれている。

  In old waka poems, the word 桂林 is used to describe a beautiful forest.