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掌状脈 (しょうじょうみゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

掌しょう状じょう脈みゃく

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Meanings

1

palmate venation; palmate vein

Botanical term describing a leaf vein pattern where several main veins radiate from a single point, like fingers from a palm.

カエデの葉はは掌しょう状じょう脈みゃくを持もつ

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Maple leaves have palmate venation.

Kanji

掌palm of hand, rule, administer
状status quo, conditions, circumstances
脈vein, pulse, hope

Related words

羽う状じょう脈みゃく
羽状脈 refers to pinnate venation, where veins branch off a central midrib like a feather, unlike the radiating pattern of 掌状脈.

Etymology

Compound of 掌状 (palm-shaped) and 脈 (vein). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward descriptive compound in botanical terminology.