ほうきぐさ

noun

common kochia; burning bush; summer cypress

An annual plant whose dried stems are traditionally used to make brooms. In autumn, its leaves turn bright red, making it popular as an ornamental plant.

• 秋あきになると、ほうきぐさが真まっ赤かに紅こう葉ようします。

  In autumn, the kochia turns bright red.

• 祖そ母ぼは庭にわでほうきぐさを育そだてて、枯かれた茎くきでほうきを作つくっていました。

  My grandmother grew kochia in her garden and made brooms from the dried stems.