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Japanese
Noun
唐草 • (karakusa)
- foliage scrollwork; patterns of intertwined vines and flowers used as a decorative element on fabrics, lacquerware, pottery, and carvings.
- Clipping of 唐草瓦 (karakusa-gawara, “chinese vine patterned eaves-tile”).
- Synonym of 馬肥 (umagoyashi, “Medicago polymorpha”)
- Synonym of 溝隠 (mizokakushi, “Chinese lobelia, Lobelia chinensis”)
- Synonym of 牡丹蔓 (botanzuru, “Clematis apiifolia”)
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