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餅花
もちばな
1. [n]
▶ New Year's decoration of willow, etc. branches with colored rice balls
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1535790 餅【もち】 1. mochi; (sticky) rice cake
  ⇔ see: 1525720 繭玉 1. New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes



History:
4. A 2012-03-15 09:47:03  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Koj, Daijr, Wikip
  Comments:
Far too detailed. This is not an encyclopaedia.
  Diff:
@@ -14,1 +14,1 @@
-<gloss>branches (willow, sumac, etc.) with small rice balls attached (like flowers), colored white, red, and other colors (New Year's decoration, esp. lunar New Year, esp. household altar, wishing for good crops and fortune)</gloss>
+<gloss>New Year's decoration of willow, etc. branches with colored rice balls</gloss>
3. A* 2012-03-10 12:04:29  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr koj 新解さん ja:WP
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/餅花
See Google image results on these esp. being white and red
  Comments:
Add more details – very specific decoration (specifically branches, colored, lunar New Year, etc.).
  Diff:
@@ -14,1 +14,1 @@
-<gloss>mochi flower (mochi used to decorate trees, e.g. for the New Year)</gloss>
+<gloss>branches (willow, sumac, etc.) with small rice balls attached (like flowers), colored white, red, and other colors (New Year's decoration, esp. lunar New Year, esp. household altar, wishing for good crops and fortune)</gloss>
2. A 2011-04-14 20:11:08  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12,1 +12,3 @@
-<gloss>mochi flower (using mochi to decorate trees, e.g. for the New Year)</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1535790">餅・もち</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1525720">繭玉</xref>
+<gloss>mochi flower (mochi used to decorate trees, e.g. for the New Year)</gloss>
1. A* 2011-04-11 01:23:31  Scott

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