散さん房ぼう花か序じょ

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

corymb; corymbose inflorescence

Botanical term for a flat-topped flower cluster where the outer flowers open first. Used in scientific or gardening contexts.

アジサイは散さん房ぼう花か序じょをつける植しょく物ぶつの一いち例れいです。

Hydrangea is an example of a plant that produces a corymbose inflorescence.

散さん房ぼう花か序じょの特とく徴ちょうは、花か柄へいが下したから上うえへ長ながくなっている点てんです。

A characteristic of a corymb is that the flower stalks become longer from bottom to top.

Kanji

散scatter, disperse, spend
房tassel, tuft, fringe
花flower
序preface, beginning, order
繖parasol, umbrella

Related words

花か序じょ
花序 is the general term for inflorescence; 散房花序 specifies the corymb type.
散さん形けい花か序じょ
散形花序 (umbel) is another flat-topped inflorescence, but the flower stalks all arise from a single point, unlike the corymb's staggered stalks.

Written forms

散さん房ぼう花か序じょ
Standard botanical term; the kanji 散 (scattered), 房 (cluster), 花序 (inflorescence) describe the shape.
繖さん房ぼう花か序じょ
Variant kanji form; 繖 is a rare character for 'umbrella' or 'parasol', reflecting the flat-topped shape.

Etymology

Compound of 散 (scattered), 房 (cluster), and 花序 (inflorescence), describing the arrangement of flowers. The variant 繖房花序 uses 繖 (umbrella/parasol) to emphasize the flat-topped shape.