(n) a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground, Syn. Sarcodes sanguinea
[りつりょう;りつれい, ritsuryou ; ritsurei] (n) (See 律, 令・りょう) criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models#17807