チドメグサ

チ

ド

メ

グ

サ

Meanings

noun

lawn marshpennywort

usually written using kana alone

A small creeping plant (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides) often found in lawns and damp areas. The name literally means 'blood-stopping grass', referring to its traditional use as a styptic.

庭にわにチドメグサがたくさん生はえている。
A lot of lawn marshpennywort is growing in the garden.
チドメグサは昔むかし、傷きずの手て当あてに使つかわれた。
Lawn marshpennywort was used in the past to treat wounds.