サルスベリ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of サルスベリ – see the following entry.

【百日紅さるすべり】 [noun] the crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica [noun] Synonym of 姫沙羅 (hime-shara): a species of camellia, Stewartia monadelpha [noun] (rare) Synonym of 夏椿 (natsutsubaki): the Japanese stewartia, Stewartia pseudocamellia [noun] (rare) Synonym of 捩木 (nejiki) Lyonia ovalifolia [noun] (rare) Synonym of 山香ばし (yamakōbashi): a species of spicebush, Lindera glauca [noun] (rare) Synonym of 令法 (ryōbu): a species of clethra, Clethra barbinervis Alternative spelling 猿滑

(This term, サルスベリ (sarusuberi), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)