もちつつじ

noun

Rhododendron macrosepalum; mochi-tsutsuji

A species of azalea native to Japan, known for its sticky glandular hairs on the leaves and stems. The name もちつつじ (mochi-tsutsuji) refers to the sticky texture resembling mochi.

• もちつつじは春はるにピンクの花はなを咲さかせます。

  Mochi-tsutsuji blooms pink flowers in spring.

• この辺あたりの山やまではもちつつじがよく見みられます。

  Mochi-tsutsuji is often seen in the mountains around here.

noun

Japanese azalea; Rhododendron japonicum; renge azalea

Archaic name for the Japanese azalea (Rhododendron japonicum), now more commonly called れんげつつじ (renge-tsutsuji). This usage is obsolete and found only in older texts.

See also: レンゲツツジ (れんげつつじ)

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、もちつつじが今いまのれんげつつじを指さすことがあります。

  In old documents, mochi-tsutsuji sometimes refers to what is now called renge-tsutsuji.