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胚種 (はいしゅ, haishu) Japanese meaning: germ | Kotomora

胚はい種しゅ

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Meanings

1

germ; embryonic seed

Biology term referring to the germ or embryonic seed of an organism. Technical and not used in everyday conversation.

胚はい種しゅは発はっ生せいの初しょ期き段だん階かいで重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたす。
The germ plays an important role in the early stages of development.

Kanji

胚embryo
種species, kind, class

Related words

胚はい
胚 (はい) is a more common biological term for 'embryo', while 胚種 (はいしゅ) specifically refers to the germ or embryonic seed.
種しゅ
種 (しゅ) can mean 'seed' or 'species', but 胚種 (はいしゅ) combines the idea of embryo and seed, used in a narrower biological context.

Etymology

Compound of 胚 (はい, 'embryo') and 種 (しゅ, 'seed'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern biology to denote the germ or embryonic seed.