Jisho

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つげ 黄楊
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1. Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood​Usually written using kana alone
Wikipedia definition
2. Buxus microphylla​Buxus microphylla (Japanese Box or Littleleaf Box) is a species of Buxus native to Japan and Taiwan. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 2–3 m tall. The leaves are bright green, 10–25 mm long, oval with a rounded or notched tip. The species was first described from cultivated plants of in Japan of unknown origin; these are dwarf shrubs only growing to 1 m tall, with small leaves less than 18 mm long.
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柘植 【つげ】、ツゲ

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