篠すず

noun

Sasamorpha borealis; a species of bamboo grass native to Japan

Archaic term for a specific bamboo grass. In modern contexts, the plant is usually referred to by its scientific name or as 篠竹 (すずたけ).

See also: スズタケ (すずたけ)

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには「篠すず」が笹ささの一いっ種しゅとして記しるされている。

  In old documents, 篠 is recorded as a type of bamboo grass.

noun

shoots of this plant

Refers specifically to the edible or usable young shoots of the bamboo grass. Rare and mostly encountered in historical or botanical contexts.

• 篠すずの若わか芽めは食しょく用ようにされたこともある。

  The young shoots of 篠 were sometimes used for food.