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Korean

분비
Meaning: a thick, disorderly shower of falling flowers or leaves
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example

봄바람이 불자 벚꽃잎의 분비가 시작되어 길이 분홍빛으로 물들었다.
When the spring wind rose, a shower of cherry blossoms began, and the road turned pink.

Usage Notes

This rare literary noun describes flowers or leaves falling thickly and chaotically, often as they are blown by the wind. It is not the modern scientific term for secretion.

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