ハクチョウゲ

noun

snowrose; tree of a thousand stars; Japanese boxthorn

A small evergreen shrub (Serissa japonica) with tiny white flowers, often used in bonsai and as a garden plant. The common English names are snowrose, tree of a thousand stars, and Japanese boxthorn.

• 庭にわにハクチョウゲの生いけ垣がきを作つくった。

  I planted a snowrose hedge in the garden.

• ハクチョウゲは小ちいさな白しろい花はなをたくさん咲さかせる。

  The snowrose produces many small white flowers.