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鱗芽 (りんが, ringa) Japanese meaning: bulbil | Kotomora
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Related words 球きゅう 根こん 球根 is a general term for bulbs, corms, and tubers, while 鱗芽 specifically refers to small propagative structures like bulbils and cormels.
むかご むかご refers to aerial bulbils, especially those of yams and similar plants, whereas 鱗芽 is a broader botanical term covering various types of small propagative buds.
Etymology Compound of 鱗 (りん, 'scale') and 芽 (が, 'bud'), referring to the scale-like appearance of these small propagative structures.
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植しょく
物ぶつ
は
葉は
の
付つ
け
根ね
に
鱗りん
芽が
を
つける
。
This plant produces bulbils at the base of its leaves.
