かさ

noun

cone (of a conifer)

Botanical term for the seed-bearing structure of conifers such as pines and hemlocks. Often used in the compound 松かさ (まつかさ, pine cone).

See also: 松かさ (まつかさ)

• 庭にわに松まつの木きがあって、秋あきになるとたくさんのかさが落おちる。

  There is a pine tree in the garden, and in autumn many cones fall.

• このかさは、ツガの木きから取とったものです。

  This cone was taken from a hemlock tree.