also: はめ
noun
leaf bud
Botanical term for a bud that develops into a leaf, as opposed to a flower bud.
春になると、枝の先に小さな葉芽が顔を出す。
In spring, small leaf buds appear at the tips of the branches.
葉芽と花芽の見分け方を教えてもらった。
I was taught how to tell leaf buds from flower buds.
Rare reading; ようが is the usual reading.
花芽 is a flower bud, while 葉芽 is a leaf bud.
Compound of 葉 (leaf) and 芽 (bud). The reading ようが uses the on'yomi of both characters, while はめ uses the kun'yomi.