Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)
Archaic name for the tree now commonly called 上溝桜 (うわみずざくら). Found in classical literature and old botanical texts.
See also: ウワミズザクラ
The word 波波迦 sometimes appears in old waka poems.
「波波迦」は現在の上溝桜を指す古名だ。
波波迦 is an old name for what is now called 上溝桜 (Japanese bird cherry).
Variant using the repetition mark 々; equally archaic.
The origin of ははか is uncertain; it is an old Japanese name for the tree, with kanji 波波迦 used phonetically (ateji).