noun
Japanese photinia; Photinia glabra
A species of evergreen shrub in the rose family, native to Japan, often used for hedges and ornamental planting. The name is usually written in kana.
庭の生け垣にかなめもちを植えた。
I planted Japanese photinia as a hedge in the garden.
かなめもちの赤い新芽がきれいだ。
The red new leaves of the Japanese photinia are beautiful.
A hybrid cultivar of Photinia × fraseri, often called 'Red Robin', which is more commonly used in Western gardens. かなめもち refers specifically to the Japanese species Photinia glabra.
The name かなめもち is said to derive from 要 (kaname, 'pivot' or 'essential') and 黐 (mochi, 'birdlime'), possibly because the wood was used for arrow nocks or because the sticky sap resembles birdlime. The exact origin is uncertain.