京鹿子

京鹿子(キョウガノコ) or 京鹿子(きょうがのこ) • (kyōganoko) 

1. Filipendula × purpurea, Japanese meadowsweet, a hybrid of Filipendula camtschatica and Filipendula multijuga
2. silk cloth dyed in a dappled pattern using a shibori technique

   Synonyms: 鹿の子絞り (kanoko shibori), 京極絞り (kyōgo shibori)

3. a confection consisting of mochi covered with red anko bean paste and decorated with white adzuki beans

   Hypernym: 鹿の子餅 (kanoko mochi)

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

• 鹿(か)の子(こ) (kanoko, “fawn, juvenile deer”)
• オニシモツケ on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja