野や草そう

noun

wild grass; wildflowers

Refers to grasses and herbaceous plants growing wild in fields, roadsides, or mountains. Often includes small wildflowers. The reading やそう is standard; のぐさ is rare and may appear in older or poetic contexts.

• 春はるになると、道みち端ばたにいろいろな野や草そうが咲さく。

  In spring, various wildflowers bloom along the roadside.

• このあたりでは食たべられる野や草そうがたくさん採とれる。

  Around here you can gather many edible wild plants.