玉たま樟ぐす

noun

Machilus thunbergii; Japanese bay tree

A species of laurel native to East Asia. The name is primarily botanical; in everyday contexts, the katakana form タマグス is used.

See also: タブノキ

• タマグスはクスノキ科かの常じょう緑りょく高こう木ぼくです。

  Machilus thunbergii is an evergreen tree of the laurel family.

• この公こう園えんには大おおきなタマグスが何なん本ぼんもあります。

  There are several large Machilus thunbergii trees in this park.