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苞葉 (ほうよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

苞ほう葉よう

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Meanings

1

bract

Botanical term for a modified leaf associated with a flower or inflorescence.

See also: 苞

苞ほう葉ようは花はなの基き部ぶにある小ちいさな葉はのような構こう造ぞうです

Kanji

苞husk, bract, straw wrapper
葉leaf, plane, lobe
包wrap, pack up, cover

Related words

苞ほう
苞 (ほう) is a shorter term also meaning bract, but 苞葉 is more explicit and commonly used in botanical contexts.

Written forms

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A bract is a small leaf-like structure at the base of a flower.

苞ほう葉ようUsage78%

Standard botanical term for bract.

包ほう葉ようUsage22%

Alternate spelling; 苞 is the more specific character for bract.

Etymology

Compound of 苞 (ほう, 'bract') and 葉 (よう, 'leaf').