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亜節 (あせつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

亜あ節せつ

Meanings

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noun

subsection

botany

Botanical term for a taxonomic rank below section and above series; used in plant classification.

この属ぞくはさらに亜あ節せつに分ぶん類るいされる。
This genus is further classified into subsections.

Kanji

亜Asia, rank next, come after
節node, season, period

Similar words

節せつ
節 is a section, a higher taxonomic rank; 亜節 is a subsection, one level below.

Etymology

Compound of 亜 (sub-) and 節 (section), a straightforward calque of the taxonomic term 'subsection'.