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芽鱗 (がりん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

芽が鱗りん

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Meanings

1

noun

bud scale

Botanical term for the scaly leaf that protects a bud. Used in technical contexts.

芽が鱗りんは冬ふゆの寒さむさから芽めを守まもる。
Bud scales protect buds from the winter cold.

Kanji

芽bud, sprout, spear
鱗scales (fish)

Etymology

Compound of 芽 (ga, 'bud') and 鱗 (rin, 'scale'). The reading がりん follows standard on'yomi.