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前葉体 (ぜんようたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

前ぜん葉よう体たい

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Meanings

1

prothallium

Botanical term for the gametophyte stage of ferns and similar plants; a small, often heart-shaped structure.

シダの前ぜん葉よう体たいは湿しめった場ば所

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で

よく

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Fern prothallia are often found in damp places.

Kanji

前in front, before
葉leaf, plane, lobe
体body, substance, object

Built from

前ぜん葉よう+体たい

Etymology

Composed of 前 (before), 葉 (leaf), and 体 (body), referring to the structure that precedes the leafy sporophyte in the fern life cycle.