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胞子植物 (houshishokubutsu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

胞ほう子し植しょく物ぶつ

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Meanings

1

spore-bearing plant; spore plant

Botanical term for plants that reproduce via spores, such as ferns and mosses.

シダやコケは胞ほう子し植しょく物ぶつに分ぶん類るいされる

。

Ferns and mosses are classified as spore-bearing plants.

Kanji

胞placenta, sac, sheath
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
植plant
物thing, object, matter

Related words

種しゅ子し植しょく物ぶつ
種子植物 refers to seed plants, which reproduce via seeds, in contrast to 胞子植物 which reproduces via spores.

Built from

胞ほう子し+植しょく物ぶつ

Etymology

Compound of 胞子 (ほうし, 'spore') + 植物 (しょくぶつ, 'plant').