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心皮 (しんぴ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

心しん皮ぴ

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Meanings

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noun

carpel

botany

Botanical term for the female reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of an ovary, style, and stigma.

心しん皮ぴは雌めしべを構こう成せいする基き本ほん単たん位いである。
The carpel is the basic unit that makes up the pistil.

Kanji

心heart, mind, spirit
皮pelt, skin, hide

Similar words

雌めしべ
雌しべ (pistil) is the entire female reproductive structure, which may be composed of one or more fused carpels (心皮).

Etymology

The term is composed of 心 (heart, center) and 皮 (skin, husk), likely a calque or translation of the Western botanical concept 'carpel'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.