むかご

noun

bulbil; propagule; brood bud

A small aerial tuber that forms on the stems or leaf axils of certain plants, especially the Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica). Used in cooking and propagation.

• 山やま芋いものむかごを集あつめて、炊たき込こみご飯はんを作つくった。

  I gathered yam bulbils and made takikomi gohan (seasoned mixed rice).

• むかごは、地じ面めんに落おちるとそこから新あたらしい芽めを出だす。

  When bulbils fall to the ground, they sprout new shoots from there.