馬うま肥ごやし

noun

toothed medick; bur clover

A leguminous plant (Medicago polymorpha) with bur-like seed pods, often used as fodder. The Japanese name literally means 'horse fattening'.

• 春はるになると、道みち端ばたに馬うま肥ごやしが黄き色いろい花はなを咲さかせる。

  In spring, bur clover blooms with yellow flowers along the roadside.

noun

white clover

Colloquial use for white clover (Trifolium repens), though 白詰草 (しろつめくさ) is the standard term. May cause confusion.

See also: シロツメクサ

• 子こ供どもの頃ころ、馬うま肥ごやしで冠かんむりを作つくって遊あそんだ。

  As a child, I made crowns out of white clover and played.