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植物生理学 (しょくぶつせいりがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

植しょく物ぶつ生せい理り学がく

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Meanings

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noun

plant physiology

Academic field studying the functioning of plants, including processes like photosynthesis, respiration, and growth.

彼かれは大だい学がくで植しょく物ぶつ生せい理り学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in plant physiology at university.
植しょく物ぶつ生せい理り学がくの研けん究きゅう

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Research in plant physiology is useful for agriculture.

Kanji

植plant
物thing, object, matter
生life, genuine, birth
理logic, arrangement, reason
学study, learning, science

Similar words

植しょく物ぶつ学がく
植物学 is the broader field of botany, while 植物生理学 specifically focuses on the physiological processes of plants.
生せい理り学がく
生理学 is general physiology (often human or animal), whereas 植物生理学 applies physiological principles to plants.

Etymology

Compound of 植物 (plant) + 生理学 (physiology). The term is a direct calque from English 'plant physiology'.