詰草

Etymology
Compound of.

The name of the plant arose from the practice of Dutch merchants shipping goods to Japan of using dried clover as a packing material to protect glassware and other fragile merchandise.

First cited to a botanical reference work from 1884. The plant was introduced to Japan, accounting for the late appearance of the term.

Not to be confused with homophonous.

Noun



 * 1)  clover:, or