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落葉低木 (らくようていぼく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

落らく葉よう低てい木ぼく

Meanings

1

noun

deciduous shrub

Botanical term for a shrub that loses its leaves seasonally.

庭にわに落らく葉よう低てい木ぼくを植うえた。
I planted a deciduous shrub in the garden.

Kanji

落fall, drop, come down
葉leaf, plane, lobe
低lower, short, humble
木

tree, wood

Similar words

落らく葉よう樹じゅ
落葉樹 is a deciduous tree, while 落葉低木 specifically refers to a deciduous shrub (low-growing woody plant).
常じょう緑りょく低てい木ぼく
常緑低木 is an evergreen shrub, contrasting with 落葉低木 which loses its leaves.

Etymology

Compound of 落葉 (leaf fall, deciduous) + 低木 (shrub).