Definitions
- 1. bud
- 2. sprout
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芽 is a noun for a bud or sprout; it is not a verb. To say 'to sprout', use 发芽.
Example Sentences
1 shown春天来了，树枝上长出了嫩绿的 芽 。
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Words Containing 芽
to sprout (lit. or fig.)
axillary bud
to promote germination
tender shoots
wheat germ
new shoot; new sprout
(dialect) to sprout
Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera)
to germinate
Clostridium difficile (bacterium causing gut infection)
bud
semipolished rice (i.e. rice minus the husk, but including the germ)
coleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany)
axillary bud
a shoot
(microbiology) Bacillus cereus
bean sprout
bean sprouts
terminal bud (growing at the tip of a plant)
malt
maltodextrin
maltose (sweet syrup)
maltitol, a sugar alcohol