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植物地理学 (shokubutsuchirigaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

植しょく物ぶつ地ち理り学がく

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Meanings

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phytogeography; geobotany

Academic term for the study of the geographic distribution of plant species and vegetation.

植しょく物ぶつ地ち理り学がくは、植しょく物ぶつの分ぶん布ぷと環かん境きょうの関かん係けいを

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Phytogeography is the study of the relationship between plant distribution and the environment.

Kanji

植plant
物thing, object, matter
地ground, earth
理logic, arrangement, reason
学study, learning, science

Related words

植しょく物ぶつ学がく
植物学 is general botany, while 植物地理学 specifically focuses on the geographic distribution of plants.
生せい態たい学がく
生態学 is ecology, which studies interactions between organisms and their environment; 植物地理学 is a subfield concerned with plant distribution patterns.

Built from

植しょく物ぶつ+地ち理り学がく

Etymology

Compound of 植物 (plant) + 地理学 (geography). A straightforward academic term formed from Sino-Japanese roots.