楸ひさぎ

noun

yellow catalpa; Chinese catalpa

Archaic name for Catalpa ovata, a tree with large leaves and showy flowers. In modern Japanese, this tree is usually called キササゲ.

See also: キササゲ

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、キササゲのことを「楸ひさぎ」と記しるしている。

  In old documents, the catalpa is written as 楸.

noun

Japanese mallotus

Archaic name for Mallotus japonicus, a shrub or small tree with large leaves. The modern common name is 赤芽柏 (アカメガシワ).

See also: 赤芽柏

• 「久ひさ木ぎ」は、昔むかしアカメガシワを指さした言こと葉ばだ。

  久木 is an old word that referred to the Japanese mallotus.