squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii), Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern), color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue), shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle), clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
忍【にん】
endurance, forbearance, patience, self-restraint
忍者【にんじゃ】
ninja, person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan