脇わき芽め

noun

axillary bud; lateral bud

Botanical term for a bud that forms in the axil of a leaf. The reading えきが is technical; わきめ is more common in everyday gardening.

• トマトの脇わき芽めは早はやめに摘つみ取とるといい。

  It's good to pinch off tomato axillary buds early.

noun

side shoot; sucker; side bud

Commonly used in gardening for unwanted shoots that grow from the base or leaf joints of plants like tomatoes and broccoli.

• ブロッコリーのわき芽めも食たべられます。

  You can also eat broccoli side shoots.