(n) low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers, Syn. mayflower, Epigaea repens
(n) trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico, Syn. trailing windmills, Allionia incarnata
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
Trailing arbutus. (Bot.) See under Arbutus. -- Trailing spring, a spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur. Weale. -- Trailing wheel, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a carriage. [ 1913 Webster ]
[うちかけ, uchikake] (n) (1) women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; (2) (打ち掛け only) ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)