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ＣＡＭ植物 (シーエーエムしょくぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ＣＡＭ植物しーえーえむしょくぶつ

also: カムしょくぶつ

Meanings

1

noun

CAM plant

botany

Botanical term for a plant that uses crassulacean acid metabolism, a photosynthetic adaptation to arid conditions.

サボテンは代表的だいひょうてきなしなＣＡＭ植物ーえーえむしょくぶつです。
Cacti are typical CAM plants.

Written forms

ＣＡＭ植物
- シーエーエムしょくぶつ
  Standard technical spelling using Latin capital letters and kanji.
- カムしょくぶつ
カムしょくぶつ
Kana rendering of the acronym; less common in formal botanical writing.

Kanji

植plant
物thing, object, matter

Etymology

Compound of the acronym CAM (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism) and 植物 (plant).