ネズミモチ

noun

Japanese privet; Ligustrum japonicum

An evergreen shrub or small tree native to Japan, often used in hedges and landscaping. The name literally means 'mouse mochi' because the small fruits resemble mouse droppings.

• 庭にわの生いけ垣がきにネズミモチを植うえた。

  I planted Japanese privet in the garden hedge.

• ネズミモチの実みは小こ鳥とりが好このんで食たべる。

  Small birds like to eat the berries of the Japanese privet.