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- [noun] the katsura tree, Cercidiphyllum japonicum, also called the Japanese Judas tree
- [noun] less commonly, the smaller Cercidiphyllum magnificum tree, more specifically called the 広葉桂 or ヒロハカツラ (hiroha katsura, “broadleaf katsura”).
- [noun] a tree on the moon, from a Chinese legend that the phases of the moon were caused by Lauraceae trees budding, blossoming, then dropping their flowers and leaves again as if in accelerated seasons
- [noun] julienned raw daikon, used as a garnish for sashimi
- [noun] alternative word for 肉桂 (nikkei, “the cinnamon or cassia tree”) or 桂皮 (keihi, “cinnamon or cassia bark”)
- [proper noun] a male given name
- [proper noun] a surname
- [proper noun] the west bank of the Katsura River in Kyōto
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