つめくさ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of つめくさ – see the following entries.
爪草
[noun] Sagina japonica
Alternative spelling
ツメクサ
詰草
[noun] [from 1884] clover: ellipsis of 白詰草 (shiro tsumekusa, white clover) or 赤詰草 (aka tsumekusa, red clover (Trifolium pratense))
Alternative spelling
ツメクサ
(This term, つめくさ (tsumekusa), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)