(n)rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet in autumn, Syn.Cercidiphyllum japonicum
prop. n. A natural family of fish which in some classifications is considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos. Syn. -- family Kasuwonidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
[かつやく, katsuyaku](n) (1) activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; (vs) (2) to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role; (P)#1297[Add to Longdo]