あおい

noun

mallow; hollyhock

Refers to plants of the family Malvaceae, commonly called mallow or hollyhock. In everyday Japanese, often associated with the hollyhock crest (葵の御紋).

• 庭にわにあおいの花はなが咲さいている。

  Mallow flowers are blooming in the garden.

• 葵あおいの御ご紋もんは徳とく川がわ家けの家か紋もんです。

  The hollyhock crest is the family crest of the Tokugawa clan.

noun

wild ginger (Asarum caulescens)

Specifically refers to Asarum caulescens, a species of wild ginger. Often called フタバアオイ in botanical contexts.

See also: フタバアオイ

• フタバアオイは山さん地ちの林りん床しょうに生はえる多た年ねん草そうです。

  Asarum caulescens is a perennial plant that grows on forest floors in mountainous areas.