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双子葉植物 (soushiyoushokubutsu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

双そう子し葉よう植しょく物ぶつ

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し

よ

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しょ

く

ぶ

つ

Meanings

1

dicotyledon; dicot

Botanical term for a flowering plant with two embryonic leaves. Used in scientific and educational contexts.

双そう子し葉よう植しょく物ぶつは、発はつ芽がのときに

二に

枚まい

の

子し

葉よう

を

出だ

す

。

Dicotyledons produce two cotyledons when they germinate.

バラやヒマワリは双そう子し葉よう植しょく物ぶつに分ぶん類るいされる。

Roses and sunflowers are classified as dicotyledons.

Kanji

双pair, set, comparison
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
葉leaf, plane, lobe
植plant
物thing, object, matter

Related words

単たん子し葉よう植しょく物ぶつ
Monocotyledon; a flowering plant with a single embryonic leaf, contrasting with 双子葉植物.

Built from

双そう子し葉よう+植しょく物ぶつ

Etymology

Compound of 双子葉 (そうしよう, 'two cotyledons') + 植物 (しょくぶつ, 'plant'). The term is a direct calque of the scientific concept.