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塊茎 (かいけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

塊かい茎けい

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Meanings

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noun

tuber

botany

Botanical term for a thickened underground stem that stores nutrients, such as a potato.

ジャガイモは塊かい茎けいの一いっ種しゅです。
Potatoes are a type of tuber.

Kanji

塊clod, lump, chunk
茎stalk, stem

Similar words

球きゅう根こん
球根 (bulb) is a different underground storage organ with layered scales, while 塊茎 is a solid, fleshy stem.
根こん茎けい
根茎 (rhizome) is a horizontal underground stem, whereas 塊茎 is a swollen, rounded storage stem.

Etymology

Compound of 塊 (かい, 'lump, mass') and 茎 (けい, 'stem, stalk'), describing the swollen stem structure of a tuber.