サルスベリ

noun

crape myrtle; Lagerstroemia indica

Common ornamental tree with smooth bark and crinkled flowers. The Japanese name literally means 'monkey slip', referring to the smooth bark.

• 庭にわにサルスベリの木きを植うえた。

  I planted a crape myrtle tree in the garden.

• サルスベリの花はなが夏なつに咲さく。

  Crape myrtle flowers bloom in summer.

noun

monkey jump; large knight's move endgame

Go term for a specific endgame move, usually written in katakana as サルスベリ. Cross-referenced with 大ゲイマ.

See also: 大ゲイマ

• 終しゅう盤ばんでサルスベリを打うって逆ぎゃく転てんした。

  I played a monkey jump in the endgame and turned the game around.