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放射組織 (ほうしゃそしき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

放ほう射しゃ組そ織しき

ほ

う

しゃ

そ

し

き

Meanings

1

ray tissue

Botanical term for the radially oriented tissue in plant stems and roots, also known as medullary rays.

樹じゅ木もくの幹みきの断だん面めんに見みえる放ほう射しゃ状じょうの組そ織しきを放

ほう

射しゃ

組そ

織しき

と

いう

。

The radial tissue visible in a cross-section of a tree trunk is called ray tissue.

Kanji

放set free, release, fire
射shoot, shine into, onto
組association, braid, plait
織weave, fabric

Built from

放ほう射しゃ+組そ織しき

Etymology

Compound of 放射 (ほうしゃ, 'radiation, radial') and 組織 (そしき, 'tissue, structure'), referring to the radial arrangement of cells in plant anatomy.