八重桜(やえざくら)

やえざくら
noun
double cherry blossom; double-flowered cherry
plant-flower
1. double cherry blossom; double-flowered cherry
A cherry variety whose blossoms have many overlapping petals, blooming a little later than ordinary single-petaled cherries. Fuller and heavier-looking than 染井吉野(そめいよしの).
八重桜(やえざくら)が満開(まんかい)だ。
The double cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
ソメイヨシノより八重桜(やえざくら)の方(ほう)が遅(おそ)く咲(さ)く。
Double cherries bloom later than Somei-Yoshino.
公園(こうえん)の八重桜(やえざくら)は花(はな)びらが幾重(いくえ)にも重(かさ)なって豪華(ごうか)だ。
The double cherries in the park have petals layered many times over and look gorgeous.

A cherry variety with many-petaled ("double") blossoms, contrasted with single-petaled cherries like ソメイヨシノ. Blooms slightly later, in mid- to late spring, and the heavy, ruffled flowers are a popular ornamental sight.

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Similar words

  • ソメイヨシノ: Somei-Yoshino — the common single-petaled cherry that blooms earlier

Related Words

Compare: 染井吉野(そめいよしの) (Somei-Yoshino)
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