ハラン

noun

cast iron plant; Aspidistra elatior

A hardy evergreen perennial native to Japan and Taiwan, often used as a houseplant or in landscaping.

• ハランは日ひ陰かげでもよく育そだつ観かん葉よう植しょく物ぶつです。

  The cast iron plant is a foliage plant that grows well even in the shade.

noun

baran; green plastic garnish

A decorative plastic divider or leaf-shaped sheet used in bento boxes and sushi trays, originally made from real cast iron plant leaves.

• お弁べん当とうの仕し切きりにバランを使つかう。

  I use a baran to separate the items in my bento.