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花托 (かたく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

花か托たく

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Meanings

1

receptacle; torus

Botanical term for the enlarged tip of a flower stalk that bears the floral organs.

花か托たくは花はなの各かく部ぶ分ぶんを支ささえる土ど台だいの役やく割わりを果は

Kanji

花flower
托requesting, entrusting with, pretend

Written forms

花か托たく
Standard kanji spelling for the botanical term.
花かたく
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; used when the second kanji is not available or for readability.

Etymology

Compound of 花 (flower) and 托 (support, receptacle). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the botanical meaning.

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The receptacle serves as the base that supports the parts of the flower.