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葉柄 (ようへい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

葉よう柄へい

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Meanings

1

leaf stalk; petiole

Botanical term for the stalk that attaches a leaf blade to the stem.

葉よう柄へいが短みじかい植しょく物ぶつは、葉はが茎くきに密みっ着ちゃくして見みえる

Kanji

葉leaf, plane, lobe
柄design, pattern, build

Related words

葉よう身しん
葉身 is the leaf blade itself, while 葉柄 is the stalk connecting it to the stem.
茎くき
茎 is the main stem of the plant, whereas 葉柄 is the smaller stalk of an individual leaf.

Etymology

Compound of 葉 (leaf) and 柄 (stalk, handle). The reading ようへい follows the on'yomi of both characters.

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Plants with short petioles appear to have leaves pressed close to the stem.

この標ひょう本ほんでは葉よう柄へいの長ながさを測そく定ていしてください。

Please measure the length of the petiole on this specimen.