桐

きり
paulownia tree

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きり【桐】

paulownia

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きり【桐】

【植】 〔ゴマノハグサ科の落葉高木; 中国原産〕 a paulownia; an empress tree; a foxglove tree; Paulownia tomentosa.

●桐の下駄 paulownia-wood geta [clogs]; geta [clogs] made of paulownia (wood)

・桐の花 a paulownia flower [blossom]

・桐の紋 the imperial crest of the leaf and flower of Paulownia imperialis.

桐材 paulownia wood.

桐たんす a chest of drawers made of paulownia wood; a paulownia chest of drawers. [⇒そうぎり]

桐箱 a box (made) of paulownia wood.

桐一葉 a falling leaf from a paulownia; 〔衰えの兆候〕 an omen of declining [waning] fortune; the beginning of the end.