つるばみ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of つるばみ – see the following entry.
【橡】H
[noun] (archaic) synonym of 櫟 (kunugi, “sawtooth oak, Quercus acutissima”)
[noun] (archaic) synonym of 団栗 (donguri, “acorn”)
[noun] a dye made from acorn caps to produce a dark colour, depending on the mordant the colour could vary in tint
(This term, つるばみ (tsurubami), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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