Translation guide
A condition in plants where leaves turn yellow due to insufficient chlorophyll, often caused by nutrient deficiency or disease.
The yellowing of plant leaves due to lack of chlorophyll, typically from nutrient deficiency, disease, or lack of light.
The direct loanword from English, commonly used in botanical and agricultural contexts.
This plant is showing chlorosis.
Literally 'yellowing', a general term for chlorosis in plants. Used in both technical and everyday contexts.
The yellowing of the leaves might be due to iron deficiency.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'leaves turn yellow', often used to describe the symptom of chlorosis.
If drainage is poor, the leaves may turn yellow.
Refers to whitening or bleaching of leaves, a severe form of chlorosis. More specific than general yellowing.
Albinism in plants is a type of chlorosis.
A specific type of chlorosis caused by lack of iron, common in alkaline soils.
An archaic medical term for a form of anemia in young women, characterized by a greenish-yellow skin tone. No longer in modern use.
The historical Japanese term for chlorosis as a disease. Rarely used today except in historical medical texts.
Chlorosis was once considered a type of anemia in young women.
In English, 'chlorosis' is a technical term. In Japanese, it is primarily used in botanical or agricultural contexts. For everyday conversation about yellowing leaves, use descriptive phrases like 葉が黄色くなった (leaves turned yellow).
Yellowing due to iron deficiency tends to appear on new leaves.