======= Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 01:46:11 +1000 (EST) (subtype) new (headw1) ねじばな (headw2) ねじ花 (english1) "screw flower" (reference) http://www.iki.fi/petterik/nejibana/ (comment) JMdict already has an entry for 捻じ桔梗 but I was not able to confirm if this is the same plant (coll. form). Several people confirmed that the name of this flower is ねじばな, ねじ as a screw (helicoidal shape) and は な for flower. (name) Petteri Kettunen