lotus

ハス

大きな丸い葉と、桃色・白・黄色などの大きな花を持つ水生植物。

やさしい英語で： A water plant with large round leaves and large pink, white, or yellow flowers.

• A lotus flower opened on the pond.
• We ate slices of lotus root with rice.
• Lotuses grow in the shallow water near the temple.

よく使う表現： lotus flower, lotus pond, lotus root

ミヤコグサ

ミヤコグサなど、陸に生える小さな花の咲く植物。

やさしい英語で： A small flowering plant that grows on land, including the plant called bird's-foot trefoil.

• A lotus grew beside the path.
• These lotus species have small yellow flowers.
• The botanist collected lotus seeds from the meadow.

よく使う表現： lotus species, yellow lotus, lotus seedlings