穂ほ木ぎ

noun

scion; budwood; grafting twig

Horticultural term for a twig or bud-bearing shoot used in grafting.

• 穂ほ木ぎを台だい木ぎに接つぐ。

  Graft the scion onto the rootstock.

• 穂ほ木ぎは健けん康こうな枝えだから選えらぶ。

  Select the scion from a healthy branch.