胚芽

pēiyá
  1. bud
  2. sprout
  3. germ

CEDICT

  1. (botany) plumule
  2. (figurative) bud; origin
  3. bud; origin
  4. plumule

Wiktionary

植物学上指植物种子上生出的嫩芽。

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Entry Composition

=1 胚 pēi variant of 胚 pēi
=1 胚 pēi embryo
2 芽 yá
  1. bud
  2. sprout

Containing this entry

小麦胚芽 xiǎomàipēiyá wheat germ
胚芽米 pēiyámǐ semipolished rice (i.e. rice minus the husk, but including the germ)
胚芽鞘 pēiyáqiào coleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany)

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苞 bāo
  1. bud
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  3. luxuriant
  4. profuse
蕾 lěi bud
蕾拉流产了。

Layla had a miscarriage.

Source: Tatoeba

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  1. bud
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幼苗 yòumiáo
  1. young sprout
  2. bud
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蕻 hòng
  1. (literary) luxuriant; flourishing
  2. (literary) bud
  3. (dialect) long stem of certain vegetables
骨朵 gǔduǒ
  1. club (ancient stick-like weapon with a melon-shaped enlargement at the tip)
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苗 miáo sprout
菌 jūn
  1. germ
  2. bacteria
  3. fungus
  4. mold
  5. Taiwan pr. jùn
细菌 xìjūn
  1. bacterium
  2. germ
细菌微小到无法用肉眼看到。

Bacteria are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Source: Tatoeba