蓮れん華げ草そう

noun

Chinese milk vetch

A flowering plant (Astragalus sinicus) often used as green manure or for honey production in Japan. Commonly seen in fields and known for its pink-purple flowers.

• 春はるになると、田たんぼに蓮れん華げ草そうが一いち面めんに咲さく。

  In spring, Chinese milk vetch blooms all over the rice fields.