保ほ護ご細さい胞ぼう

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Meanings

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noun

guard cell

Botanical term for the pair of cells that control the opening and closing of stomata on plant leaves.

protect, guarantee, keep

護safeguard, protect

細dainty, get thin, taper

胞placenta, sac, sheath

Compound of 保護 (ほご, 'protection') and 細胞 (さいぼう, 'cell'), a calque of English 'guard cell'.