紫式部

Japanese




Etymology
Murasaki is from the color of the, hinting the novelist's connection to the clan; while Shikibu refers to the.

The beautyberry sense is named in honor of the novelist. Alternatively, shikibu might be a corruption of.

Proper noun

 * 1)  novelist, poet, and lady-in-waiting; famous for authoring 
 * , ' (poem 57 by Murasaki Shikibu''')
 * [Note: Adapted from  (book 16, poem 1499) with the last line originally .]
 * [Note: Adapted from  (book 16, poem 1499) with the last line originally .]

Noun

 * 1) the  or ,