クマザサ

noun

kuma bamboo grass; Veitch's bamboo

A species of dwarf bamboo (Sasa veitchii) native to Japan, often used as ground cover or in traditional medicine. The name is usually written in kana.

• 庭にわにクマザサを植うえました。

  I planted kuma bamboo grass in the garden.

• クマザサの葉はは冬ふゆに縁ふちが白しろくなります。

  The leaves of kuma bamboo grass develop white edges in winter.