This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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らん
orchid; Holland; The Netherlands
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あららぎ、アララギ
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); wild rocambole (Allium grayi)
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らに
thoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei)
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蘭学

らんがく
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
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鈴蘭

すずらん、スズラン
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
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洋蘭

洋ラン
ようらん、ようラン
orchid of Western origin; tropical orchid
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新西蘭

ニュージーランド、ニュージランド
New Zealand
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紫木蓮

紫木蘭
しもくれん、シモクレン
alternative name for lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
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紫蘭

しらん
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
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蘭虫

蘭鋳
らんちゅう、ランチュウ
ranchu; variety of goldfish