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花柱 (かちゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

花か柱ちゅう

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Meanings

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noun

style (of a flower)

Botanical term for the slender stalk connecting the stigma to the ovary.

花か柱ちゅうの長ながさは種しゅによって異ことなる。
The length of the style varies by species.

Kanji

花flower
柱pillar, post, cylinder

Similar words

柱ちゅう頭とう
柱頭 is the stigma (the tip of the style that receives pollen), while 花柱 is the style itself.
子し房ぼう
子房 is the ovary at the base of the pistil; 花柱 connects the stigma to the ovary.

Etymology

Compound of 花 (flower) and 柱 (pillar, column), referring to the pillar-like structure in a flower.