ウリノキ

noun

Alangium platanifolium var. trilobum

A deciduous shrub native to East Asia, known for its distinctive three-lobed leaves. The name ウリノキ literally means 'melon tree', referring to the leaf shape. This is a botanical term; the plant is not widely known in everyday conversation.

• ウリノキは山さん地ちの林りん縁えんに生はえる落らく葉よう低てい木ぼくです。

  Alangium platanifolium var. trilobum is a deciduous shrub that grows on the edges of mountain forests.

• ウリノキの葉はは瓜うりの葉はに似にていることからその名ながついた。

  The name ウリノキ comes from the fact that its leaves resemble those of a melon plant.