also: なつめ
noun
summer bud
Botanical term for a bud that forms and develops in summer, as opposed to a winter bud (冬芽).
See also: 冬芽
夏芽は、夏の間に成長して翌年に花を咲かせる。
Summer buds grow during the summer and bloom the following year.
この植物の夏芽は、冬芽よりも小さい。
The summer buds of this plant are smaller than the winter buds.
冬芽 is a winter bud, which forms in autumn and overwinters, while 夏芽 forms and develops in summer.
Compound of 夏 (summer) and 芽 (bud). The reading かが is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi combination; なつめ is a mixed kun'yomi reading.