ガガイモ

noun

rough potato; Metaplexis japonica

A climbing plant native to East Asia, known for its heart-shaped leaves and milky sap. The name is usually written in kana.

• ガガイモは夏なつに小ちいさな花はなを咲さかせる。

  The rough potato blooms small flowers in summer.

• 子こどもの頃ころ、野の原はらでガガイモの実みをよく見みかけた。

  As a child, I often saw rough potato pods in the fields.