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葉腋 (ようえき, youeki) Japanese meaning: leaf axil | Kotomora

葉よう腋えき

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Meanings

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leaf axil

Botanical term for the upper angle between a leaf stalk and the stem.

葉よう腋えきから新あたらしい芽めが出でている。
A new bud is growing from the leaf axil.

Kanji

葉leaf, plane, lobe
腋armpit, side

Etymology

Compound of 葉 (leaf) and 腋 (armpit, axil). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the botanical meaning.